Laura Heck

LHB, Inc.

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
942 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

24

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

23

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Laura's actions

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 23
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

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

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Smart

How can/did you prepare to be successful in this action? Did you engage in conversation with anyone about your new habit?

Laura Heck 7/31/2019 6:40 AM

The key is to pack snacks in reusable containers, bring reusable bottles (for hot and cold drinks). Keep in mind dense snacks such as nuts are difficult for TSA to screen and you may be pulled aside. I found that if I pack nuts in a flatter rectangular container, I'm less likely to be delayed. You can dine plastic free at sit down restaurants if you have the extra time, funds, and if the option is available.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Natural Fibers

What are the benefits (to people, animals, and the environment) of purchasing clothes made with natural fibers?

Laura Heck 7/29/2019 7:07 AM

I'm somewhat allergic to certain synthetic fibers, so I search for clothing with cotton or linen most of the time. Lately I learned how some synthetic fibers are leaching into the water supply as microplastics. My goal is to only purchase clothing with natural fibers going forward, unless I don't have a choice.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Laura Heck 7/17/2019 6:42 AM

The most difficult part of this challenge is to redistribute my reusable bags back to our cars and backpacks after they are used. All the bags end up in one closet in my house, which doesn't help if I'm at the store.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Laura Heck 7/17/2019 6:40 AM

Some of our local coffee shops started hiding straws or providing hay straws. It makes you think twice about whether or not you even need a straw for your drink. Many sit-down restaurants still automatically provide a straw, so I try to let the server know ahead of time that I don't need one.

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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?

Laura Heck 7/17/2019 6:38 AM

In our office we have reusable cutlery for everyone however we always run into a problem when lunch is ordered for the office. Often times catering orders come with plastic cutlery. We can solve this problem by making the statement or adding a note not to bring plastic cutlery with any orders that we place.

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