Rachel Schroeder

ACHS

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
85 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

9.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

9.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Rachel 's actions

Lifestyle

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 9 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Natural Fibers

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 9 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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Rachel Schroeder 7/22/2019 6:54 AM

I joined the challenge because I realized that though I try to be plastic minded (reducing where I can) there is more I can do. I hadn't thought about all the yogurt cups (I reuse them for crafts, but still...), and popsicle wrappers (can be recycled with plastic bags) and ziploc zippers (I reuse ziplocs until falling apart-you can recycle the bag part but not the zipper). Now I buy big jugs of yogurt, but I am going to start making my own again. I now buy compostable sandwich bags from Grove Collaboration, a B Corp Company.

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- Jacqui McGrath 7/24/2019 6:08 AM
  
  I can relate! I've been making my own yogurt (and more recently kefir) for the same reason as you, though there's an added benefit that I can make it organic (where I live, organic milk is available but no organic yogurt or kefir, strangely). I have a plastic bag collection that looks like it's been through a couple wars. lol Thank you for sharing about the Grove Collaboration bags! I'm planning to get a set of these Zip Top containers to help break my plastic bag habit :-)
  
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Rachel Schroeder 7/21/2019 6:53 AM

I am realizing how difficult this can be! Plastic throw aways are everywhere!

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- Jacqui McGrath 7/24/2019 6:11 AM
  
  Yes! I have been travelling for the last few days and have made a 'game' of avoiding single use plastic but it's not easy!! My family spent the day at an 'eco-park' in Mexico (Xcaret) and we couldn't find refill stations for our water bottles. I 'sneaked' into the restaurant to re-fill ours at their soda station a couple times. It felt like a justified mission, thankfully none of the waiters gave me a hard time. lol
  
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