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Kristin Snyder

WRI

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 338 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    91
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    19
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    12
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Kristin's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Lather Up

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

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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 1 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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 9
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 0
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

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Containers
    How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

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    Kristin Snyder 7/28/2019 10:18 AM
    I always (or almost always) carry my reusable bag strapped to my backpack and a mesh bag or two for shopping produce. At work I have a few plastic containers with lids. But am still to embarrassed to take my own containers w me when I go out to get lunch.

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      Marie Vallee 7/31/2019 11:53 AM
      Yes, I find it challenging too, do you think that having a list of "bring your own container"-friendly food trucks and restaurants around WRI office could help?

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    Kristin Snyder 7/28/2019 10:15 AM
    This is a good article from Sierra Club about the US recycling industry: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2019-4-july-august/feature/us-recycling-system-garbage
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Pearly Whites
    Currently most of the packaging for toothpaste is plastic. How can you advocate for more alternatives through your purchasing power and influence in community?

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    Kristin Snyder 7/04/2019 7:11 AM
    I had a hard time finding a container. I tried "Aluminum toothpaste" but instead got plenty of results that had minerals in it?? I instead went to powder toothpaste, first time. Yes, container is plastic so maybe I don't receive points. But what is in the container is all natural, not chemicals, and will use the container afterwards: nice screw top small container. It's a bit spicy and salty, not sure if I can get my family to adopt, though.

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      Kristin Snyder 7/04/2019 7:21 AM
      I need to clarify this since the "feed" doesn't show what I was responding to: Shifting to a non-plastic toothpaste: I had a hard time finding a container. I tried "Aluminum toothpaste" but instead got plenty of results that had minerals in it?? I instead went to powder toothpaste, first time. Yes, container is plastic so maybe I don't receive points. But what is in the container is all natural, not chemicals, and will use the container afterwards: nice screw top small container. It's a bit spicy and salty, not sure if I can get my family to adopt, though.
      https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SPVMZRN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Brusha Brusha Brusha
    What are the benefits of switching to bamboo toothbrushes? How would you implore others in your community to make this switch as well?

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    Kristin Snyder 7/04/2019 7:08 AM
    Switching to a bamboo toothbrush is interesting. So far, it seems to work fine. Not a problem feeling the bamboo in my mouth and the bristles are soft, which I like.

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      Kristin Snyder 7/04/2019 7:37 AM
      Bamboo toothbrush set purchased: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Z2WWP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1