Tom NEWMAN

Team UUSM

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
86 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

pieces plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Tom'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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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Tom NEWMAN 7/18/2019 9:37 AM

Mixed success here in Whistler. We are using all of our own bags and I made it a point to skip the plastic tableware, but I couldn't bring myself to pay the inflated price for 6 packs of ~7 oz cans of soda for Rosie's shower and bought the 2-liter bottles for ~$2 less each.

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Tom NEWMAN 7/12/2019 9:42 AM

Have been on vacation not buying my own food, but was able to use my own reusable bags when shopping and always skip straws.

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