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Steven Day

Pure Planet

"Co-founder of Pure Planet. Trying to help."

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participant impact

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Steven's actions

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Natural Fibers

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 2 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 60 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Visit the Butcher

I will purchase meats and cheeses from the deli counter or a butcher shop, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

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    Steven Day 7/08/2019 4:13 AM
    It's easy!
    Here's my colleague Alice Brazier's reflections on the BBC's #WarOnPlastic https://blog.purepla.net/plastic-just-got-drastic-9311d697c4b1
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Visit the Butcher
    How has using your own containers impacted the quality of the food you receive? Does this give you more awareness of where your food comes from as opposed to just grabbing a package of mystery origin cheese/meat?

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    Steven Day 7/06/2019 3:46 AM
    We don't eat meat, but we do cheese. We're avoiding pre-packaged.

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      Lorelei Cole 7/11/2019 6:49 AM
      Frome market is great for a wide selection of cheeses which are wrapped in grease-proof paper

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    Steven Day 7/06/2019 3:43 AM
    The fun of trying to be plastic free is gaining momentum in our family. We often have berries at breakfast - but when bought in supermarkets they come in plastic trays topped with film. So they have gone. Today was unpackaged water melon instead... but we did notice it had a very small label. Made out of - you've guessed it!

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    Steven Day 7/05/2019 2:48 PM
    Team Pure Planet passes a thousand points - great start!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Watch a Documentary
    Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

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    Steven Day 7/04/2019 1:27 AM
    Caught up with the third of the absolutely excellent three-parter War on Plastic last night. Here's the link to the iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0005xgz/war-on-plastic-with-hugh-and-anita-series-1-episode-1
    A brilliant piece of educative television with some very revealing findings and helpful ideas about to cut single plastic use in particular. Also very touching and inspiring section on the kids against plastic kids toys from fast food restaurants. Well worth watching the series. 

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    Steven Day 7/03/2019 11:42 AM
    A great day one for Team Pure Planet. 20 people signed up. And straight to the number one slot in the UK with over 450 points. Admittedly there are only two other UK teams in the challenge so far... but still :) 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Pearly Whites
    Currently most of the packaging for toothpaste is plastic. How can you advocate for more alternatives through your purchasing power and influence in community?

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    Steven Day 7/03/2019 11:36 AM
    Got myself organised and bought some toothpaste in a jar from https://www.wearthlondon.com - the website for which I've shared with my work colleagues. And on here of course...

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    Steven Day 7/03/2019 3:17 AM
    Just kicked off the Plastic Free Ecochallenge at Pure Planet. Let's see if we can get the most points in the UK... again ;) And learn a little about how to be better consumers and reduce needless plastic consumption.