Laurel Klein

EFP

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
757 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

21

petitions

signed
UP TO

48

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

38

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Laurel 's actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
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

Just Say No

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 3 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

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?

Laurel Klein 7/26/2019 1:36 PM

We're in the home stretch!! Keep up the good work and feel free to share ideas or experiences.

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Laurel Klein 7/24/2019 1:33 PM

In case anyone is interested, signing an online petition is easy as 1,2,3. There are multiple petition sites so type 'environmental petition' into your favorite search engine (I recently switched to Ecosia because they plant trees) and lots of options will come up. You may find these sites have other petitions that relate to other topics you are passionate about(Animals are another heart tugging cause for me). If you have not chosen the challenge, do it!! Such a simple way to earn points and help the environment.

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Laurel Klein 7/24/2019 1:26 PM

Picking up trash off the ground is (unfortunately) such a simple action due to the lack of people that do not care to use a garbage can. Now that I have been doing it often for a few weeks now, it is practically a habit that should continue beyond the EcoChallenge.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care Just Say No

Do some research on polystyrene and polyvinyl. How many items in your house already contain these toxins?

Laurel Klein 7/09/2019 1:41 PM

I discovered the glass floss container a few months ago and finally bought one today! Moving forward I should only need to purchase floss refills instead of plastic containers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Laurel Klein 7/03/2019 1:30 PM

I know that is will go to a landfill instead of blowing around the neighborhood or worse, getting ingested by an animal.

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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?

Laurel Klein 7/02/2019 7:29 AM

I love mini bottles which are great for packing. Over the years I have learned to refill the travel bottles to prevent purchasing more.

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