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cecilia franklin-knapp

Water Pollution Control Lab

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 112 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    disposable cup
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    130
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

cecilia's actions

Community

Visit A Waste Management Facility

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Participant Feed

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

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Watch a Documentary
    Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

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    cecilia franklin-knapp 7/24/2019 8:10 AM
    The documentary is called "Minimalism". I learned about a practice called "33" it is based on the idea of downsizing or keeping a closet to 33 items including shoes and accesories.  
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Containers
    How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

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    cecilia franklin-knapp 7/24/2019 8:05 AM
    I try to think about what things must be kept apart, then the things that don't, travel in one container.