Laurie Huntington

Weber State Green Team (pilot)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
288 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

9.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Laurie's actions

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 9
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

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
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?

Laurie Huntington 7/02/2019 7:56 PM

I have to think some of the additional produce packaging is due to so many items no longer being local. The producer & retailer may be the real beneficiary in the packaging perhaps limiting damage during storage and shipping. Buying local at farmer's markets and such circumvents both of these problems and the produce is fresher and tastier.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

Single use plastics have become normalized in our society to the point that most people don't see them as a problem. What would you say to a friend, colleague, or family member who may not understand why these disposables are an issue?

Laurie Huntington 7/02/2019 7:51 PM

I think the photos of ocean pollution and the solutions like plastic bank speak volumes.

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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?

Laurie Huntington 7/02/2019 7:50 PM

The little things add up. Whether the plastic straw, excess packaging, or not recycling each negative action has a magnified impact but so does each positive one. Many companies seem to have the environment on their radar and seem more open to ideas that are planet friendly than they may have been in the past.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

Laurie Huntington 7/02/2019 7:27 PM

I learned that much of the waste created in my household is in fast food cups, straws, and food waste.

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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.

Laurie Huntington 7/02/2019 7:26 PM

Yes. I hear more people talking about reusable straws and other straw free options.

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