Carrie Hawthorne

Team SouthCoast MA

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
819 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

7.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

57

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

19

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

19

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Carrie's actions

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY 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

Pearly Whites

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

UNCOMPLETED
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 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Provide the Alternatives

I will provide daily plastic free alternatives (straws, water bottles, cuttlery, bar soap, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.) for my family to use.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Write Letters or Emails

I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Carrie Hawthorne 7/16/2019 5:07 AM

Menstrual products are an immense source of plastic pollution in the world. I wrote to the company and that I really like their mission, but was disappointed to learn they didn’t use a plastic alternative or recycled plastic in there applicators.

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Carrie Hawthorne 7/13/2019 10:53 AM

plastic free Target and Starbucks run!!!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Share My Actions

In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

Carrie Hawthorne 7/10/2019 12:16 PM

I switched away from cotton rounds for my makeup removal to a reusable fleece option. I posted my new routine on my social media platforms and people were inspired to learn that there was an alternative - I have already shared the link to buy them to at least 5 people :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Carrie Hawthorne 7/10/2019 12:14 PM

I haven't used plastic produce bags for years, but never really considered the produce I buy that is packaged in plastic (lettuce mix, cherry tomatoes, berries, etc). This month I am challenging myself to only buy free floating produce; nothing in a plastic container. I am blown away by the sheer amount of fruits and veggies being housed in plastic! Eyes opened!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Write Letters or Emails

How might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems - like plastic pollution - differently?

Carrie Hawthorne 7/10/2019 12:13 PM

I ordered some small items of clothing from the Gap a few weeks ago and they arrived yesterday. Each item was individually wrapped in its own plastic bag...it was crazy! And the bags were giant compared the the clothing item. I messaged Gap on Facebook and suggested that for Plastic Free July they could evaluate their packaging and opt for something more biodegradable. They responded! WooHoo!

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Carrie Hawthorne 7/01/2019 12:13 PM

I was at the beach and made a point to pick up any plastic litter I found - 3 straws, a plastic bag, a ziploc bag, and a bunch of snack bags...all things that didn't need to be made/used in the first place. It felt good to clean up but also a good reminder that these things live forever in our oceans and we really don't need to use them!

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