Joan Beauchamp

Go Green or Go Home

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
92 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Joan's actions

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Natural Paints

I will paint rooms in my home with low/no VOC or natural paints.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 3 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Start Composting

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

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!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Lifestyle

Natural Fibers

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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?

Joan Beauchamp 7/11/2019 5:33 AM

Special thanks to my colleague François-Xavier who surprised me with a gift of stainless drinking straws, thus ending my use of plastic ones! Bravo FX!

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- Francois Xavier Quintal 7/11/2019 5:34 AM
  
  I AM SO PROUD OF YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!! (What about time..)
  
  :D
  
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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?

Joan Beauchamp 7/09/2019 6:59 AM

I didn't even know that there was other types of tubes than aluminum!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Natural Fibers

What are the benefits (to people, animals, and the environment) of purchasing clothes made with natural fibers?

Joan Beauchamp 7/09/2019 6:59 AM

And it's so much more comfortable during extreme heat conditions.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Minimize Packaging

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

Joan Beauchamp 7/09/2019 6:58 AM

Don't be shy to ask your grocery store to go easy on the packaging. It's also in their best interest money-wise and waste-wise.

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- Aurelie Collier 7/10/2019 8:25 AM
  
  Yes ! One of my actions is to talk about this with the manager of the METRO Bellemare in Verdun. I have been told that the METRO in Laurier has already gone for it!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

Joan Beauchamp 7/09/2019 6:56 AM

Bringing one's own cutlery to work would also be more hygienic, and save money to the organization that must replenish the unending vanishing utensils from the cafeteria.

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- Micaela Hernandez 7/09/2019 7:30 AM
  
  I recently bought my own set/box of traveling utensils and they have been much better than the plastic ones. They are stronger/better and easier to carry!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

Single use plastics have become normalized in our society to the point that most people don't see them as a problem. What would you say to a friend, colleague, or family member who may not understand why these disposables are an issue?

Joan Beauchamp 7/09/2019 6:55 AM

I take the time to challenge all those around me to do more to limit the use of disposables.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Joan Beauchamp 7/09/2019 6:23 AM

Even in the Bulk Section, the bags supplied in store are in plastics! Counter productive, no?

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