Jennifer May

Woodstock Day School Summer Adventure

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
214 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

3.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Jennifer's actions

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
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

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care Lather Up

What are the economic and personal benefits of switching to bar soap/shampoo/conditioner or refillable bottle options?

Jennifer May 7/10/2019 9:10 AM

I absolutely despise those hand-pump soaps and the huge amount of plastic they come in. My husband really likes them. We have discussed it for years, and I use the bar of soap by the sink, and he uses a pump soap. But - we are both behind refilling the pump soap containers. That I can get behind. We have been refilling them often from the BYOB store in Woodstock. Although, I still prefer bar soap.

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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?

Jennifer May 7/10/2019 9:08 AM

Why have I been buying my produce in single use plastic bags all of these years? I still do it now and then, for something really precious and perishable, but I have cut way, way, way down.

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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?

Jennifer May 7/10/2019 9:07 AM

I am traveling, and am doing my best with this. Three of us are traveling, and I refill our 4 water bottles at every chance. I have a bag with plastic cutlery in it, that I have been using since I collected it on my last trip.

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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?

Jennifer May 7/10/2019 9:05 AM

It's not that hard to pick up litter. I have been walking on the beach in Canada. It is very clean out here. But when my daughter and I see a chip bag or a piece of plastic, we pick it up. I tell her, "Now it won't go into a fish's belly."

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