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Micala Teetzen

SCZ - Gorilla

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,052 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    42
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    37
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    14
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Micala's actions

Family

Provide the Alternatives

I will provide daily plastic free alternatives (straws, water bottles, cuttlery, bar soap, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.) for my family to use.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Micala Teetzen 7/29/2019 9:44 AM
    As this challenge comes to a close, I wanted to encourage everyone to continue to keep up on the new habits you have developed this month.  As an example, last year one of my challenges was to give up floss picks.  I loved my floss picks and hated the thought of going back to regular messy floss. So I found this compromise. It is essentially a reusable floss pick with a spool of floss inside. It took some getting used to but I have stuck with it since last July and that one spool has lasted this whole year!  It is called GripIt and I ordered it online.  I just refilled it with a regular spool recently.  Anyway, keep plugging on in your new goals!

    • Laura Meyers's avatar
      Laura Meyers 7/29/2019 11:27 AM
      I am going to look into getting one of those. Thanks for sharing 

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    Micala Teetzen 7/15/2019 8:40 PM
    I just checked our ranking. SCZ as an organization (all 4 teams together) is ranked 21 out of 379!  Not bad at all!  Team Gorilla is ranked 45 out of 760 teams!  Keep up the good work everyone!

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    Micala Teetzen 7/13/2019 11:47 AM
    Went shopping at the farmers market today. Saw a lot of reusable bags in action!

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    Micala Teetzen 7/13/2019 11:43 AM
    Bought these reusable bags a while ago and I really like them!  They stand up for easy filling and better drying, the inside corners are rounded for easy cleaning and  they are dishwasher safe!  They come in different sizes. Got them at Target. 

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    Micala Teetzen 7/05/2019 6:33 PM
    Harvested peppers and tomatoes from my garden to make supper tonight!  Also cut up a whole cantaloupe instead buying the precut packaged kind like I sometimes do. I forgot how much better the fresh cut cantaloupe tastes!