Lucas Toh

WRI

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
408 TOTAL

participant impact

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35

minutes

spent learning
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11

pieces of litter

picked up
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6.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Lucas's 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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Visit the Butcher

I will purchase meats and cheeses from the deli counter or a butcher shop, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

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

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Lucas Toh 7/31/2019 11:40 AM

I went camping this past weekend, and found that it was impossible to avoid (and even reduce) plastic use while doing so. For hygiene and storage reasons, we went for a lot of items in plastic packaging (from insect repellent to food items to bagged ice). Has anyone had successful plastic-free/alternative experiences to share or similar problems from camping?

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- Lucas Toh 7/31/2019 12:12 PM
  
  Oh those are great tips. I like using big bottles of water to cool and then drink - that's really smart. We had used refreezable ice packs, but these do not stay frozen super long and we had to top it off with ice since it was an extended trip. Thanks!
  
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- Marie Vallee 7/31/2019 12:03 PM
  
  Hi Lucas, this is challenging indeed! We decided to buy a small "car-fridge" to reduce/avoid buying bagged ice. It is plugged in the car, so every-time the car motor is on, the car fridge cools down. Another trick is to freeze big bottles of water prior to the camping trip so that you can use it as ice in the first part of the trip (really big bottles can take up to several days to melt completely), and as water to drink in the second part of your trip. Just be careful because non-plastic bottles are more tricky to freeze without damaging them because of the water volume increase. Our last trick is to limit food that requires to be maintain at a low temperature. For instance we bring more bread or cereals and less yogurt or ham. I hope this helps!
  
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