Skip to main content
seth francis's avatar

seth francis

PAE Engineers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 414 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    7.0
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    7.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    21
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

seth's actions

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pretty oh so Pretty

I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

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

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 3 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 7
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

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 20 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

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?


  • seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/31/2019 9:22 AM
    This has been a truly life-changing challenge, I will never look at the world in the same way again!  I have a long way to go to be truly plastic free, but I am going to get there, now I know it is possible.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Containers
    How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

    seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/31/2019 9:20 AM
    I'd love to find some better long-lasting containers tho.....
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Family Discover Together
    What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

    seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/31/2019 9:20 AM
    I learned it is important to discuss challenges like this in depth with your family and work together for solutions that are manageable.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

    seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/31/2019 9:19 AM
    Sharing is so important, to encourage, support, and to show what is possible.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Utensils
    How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

    seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/08/2019 1:32 PM
    really like the bamboo utensils, especially the bamboo straw, but my  habit of throwing things in the trash caused me to throw my bamboo straw in the trash!  Bad habits are hard to break!
  • 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?

    seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/08/2019 9:13 AM
    coconut and baking soda with a little mint flavor.  Doesn't taste great honestly but I'm getting used to it.  Might need a little natural sweetener....

  • seth francis's avatar
    seth francis 7/01/2019 2:00 PM
    Went to the grocery store yesterday with the goal of not buying any plastic and was extremely overwhelmed.  Almost every single item in the grocery store has plastic., even the produce with stickers and ties!  I even bought my growler instead of buying cans and they used a plastic sticker to seal it up!  This was the most eye opening moment so far!

    • Charles White's avatar
      Charles White 7/01/2019 3:39 PM
      Thanks for sharing, Seth! Once you start seeing it, it becomes hard to NOT see.