Kaitlyn Knutson

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

"I'm trying to reduce the amount of plastic, petroleum, and animal products I am using!"

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Kaitlyn's actions

Personal Care

Dam the Flow

I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads

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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.

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Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

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Personal Care

Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products

I will lessen my plastic impact by making my own makeup.

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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
Personal Care Dam the Flow

Disposable tampons and menstrual pads are often quite expensive. What are the economic and personal benefits of this switch for you?

Kaitlyn Knutson 7/19/2019 5:06 AM

I've tried a cup for a couple days now and to spare everyone the details, I've enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. There's something really nice about not seeing my trashcan filling up with waste like it does every other month. I also have to worry less about the problems caused by other menstrual products like toxic shock syndrome.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?

Kaitlyn Knutson 7/15/2019 1:40 PM

I saw that while I've made a lot of positive change in my bathroom by switching to more sustainable personal care products, my biggest source of waste is my kitchen. Even though I also never eat out and try to buy my foods in bulk (not bulk bins, but large quantities to reduce overall packaging), I still eat a lot of premade snacks that come in wrappers or foods that are wrapped in plastic. So now I know exactly where to focus my attention on cutting down the biggest part of my plastic footprint.

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