Meg Adams

Plastic Free New Orleans

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
349 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

petitions

signed
UP TO

51

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

15

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Meg's actions

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Meg Adams 7/29/2019 6:30 AM

If anyone is looking for trash to pick up, try the Lakefront!! I picked up a full bag in a half hour.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Meg Adams 7/24/2019 7:38 PM

Today at Company Burger I asked for no straw and no lid, but they weren't giving out ANY lids and the straws they gave to patrons were paper, which is a start!!

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Meg Adams 7/22/2019 6:14 PM

For some reason I committed to sign a petition every day - how can anyone do that?!? That seems like it should have been a one-a-month challenge!! But I'm doing pretty well with the others.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Meg Adams 7/16/2019 10:09 AM

I find it very aggravating when grocery stores automatically start bagging in plastic bags, even when I bring my own!! And if someone doesn't bring their own bags, they should at least ask if they want paper or plastic. At least paper is recyclable.

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Meg Adams 7/14/2019 6:26 PM

Lots of trash to pick up after the flooding!!

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