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Francois Xavier Quintal

Go Green or Go Home

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 713 TOTAL

participant impact

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    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
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    45
    conversations
    with people
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    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    365
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    18
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Francois Xavier's actions

Food

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Make Your Own

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 18
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

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

I will call my City Councillor

I will call my City Councillor and ask him what we can do in our district to reduce single use plastics in the public area.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 7/31/2019 5:04 AM
    Last day!

    Thanks all for your participation!!!

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 7/18/2019 10:05 AM
    10 000 points and counting !

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 7/17/2019 8:26 AM
    Shame! Shame! Shame!

    Don't buy single use plastic bottles, even if it's for the Mountain ! (Hi Felllow GOT Fans!)
    Check out this AWESOME ad for SodaStream, which is our Client in Canada! :

    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

    N'achetez pas de bouteilles en plastique à usage unique, même si c,est pour la Montagne (Allô les fans de Game of Thrones!)

    Regardez cette super publicité pour SodaStream qui d'ailleurs, est notre client au Canada !

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll22B4VcGPQ
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit
    What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 7/09/2019 5:47 AM
    I can reduce packaging by using glass containers instead of plastic film and bags in the freezer (I was a big user of freezing bags).
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Make Your Own
    How do you feel about being more involved in the food preparation process? Joyful, overwhelmed, engaged, empowered? What are the benefits of choosing to process or produce your own food instead of buying it pre-processed?

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 7/09/2019 5:41 AM
    The food I prepare is more healthy. 

    • Hilda Arellano's avatar
      Hilda Arellano 7/09/2019 5:45 AM
      Yes, and reduce the use of pesticides and the use of hydrocarbons in the translation of the meals
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Minimize Packaging
    With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 7/09/2019 5:40 AM
    C'est bête, mais j'ai acheté le yogourt dans des pots en vitre, que je pourrai réutiliser pour faire des verrines et autres utilisations.

    • Marie Bertrand's avatar
      Marie Bertrand 7/09/2019 8:49 AM
      C'est comme les pots de sauces, ils peuvent être convertis en pot masson ou autre :)

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    Francois Xavier Quintal 6/14/2019 6:21 AM
    I am very proud to be part of this challenge!!!