Jim Tolbert

GreenWorks

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
397 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

9.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

21

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Jim's actions

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 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 3
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

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 7
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

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Jim Tolbert 7/30/2019 6:16 PM

Surprising result - I really have not picked up more litter while on this "challenge" for July. Thought I would. Some of it that I usually walk in two types of areas - (1) my neighborhood with trails and sidewalks that are maintained and don't have litter and (2) remote trails in the woods of North Carolina that also don't have litter on them. I know areas where there is litter - I just haven't gone out of my way to go pick it up.

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Jim Tolbert 7/28/2019 1:01 PM

Celeste and I have changed our behavior - carrying our steel coffee mugs almost every time we go out to restaurants so we avoid getting single use containers. This will stick with us after this challenge.
And watching Inside the Garbage of the World really did alter how I approach plastics - especially single use plastics.

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Jim Tolbert 7/08/2019 5:14 AM

Celeste and I are keeping a photo journal of the plastics that go to either the landfill or to recycle during July. Interesting exercise - here are our daily views: https://www.facebook.com/tolbert.jim/media_set?set=a.10156722545088842&type=3

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