Claire Bolster
"I am a college student excited to practice plastic free July in order to bring these practices to my house at school! "
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,532 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO30plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO155pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO12conversationswith people
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UP TO1.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO62pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
Claire's actions
Create Your Own Action
Talk about Plastic Free July to all my friends!
I want to tell at least 2 people about Plastic-Free July to make sure that awareness is spread and hopefully people can follow the aquarium's lead!
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.
Community
Host a House Party
I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.
Lifestyle
Homemade Cleaners
I will make my own cleaning products at home.
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.
Family
Discover Together
I will spend 25 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.
Pets
All Natural Pet Toys
I will give my pets natural alternatives to toys like femur bones and antlers, canvas, natural rubber, hemp, rope or cotton toys. Or I will make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!
Food
Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
Personal Care
Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products
I will lessen my plastic impact by making my own makeup.
Personal Care
Back in the Bowl
I will purchase refillable beauty products.
Personal Care
Dam the Flow
I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads
Personal Care
Pretty oh so Pretty
I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.
Food
Advocate For More Food Packaging Options
I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.
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.
Lifestyle
Buy Only What I Need
I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.
Personal Care
Just Say No
I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.
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?
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Claire Bolster 7/31/2019 4:26 AMWe made it through Plastic Free July! -
Claire Bolster 7/30/2019 11:24 AMOne more day of Plastic Free July! -
Claire Bolster 7/29/2019 6:10 AMExcited to finish out plastic free July and continue it to plastic free August etc :) -
Claire Bolster 7/27/2019 9:04 AMYou know you’re dedicated when you bring your reusable straw all the way to Nashville... -
Claire Bolster 7/23/2019 4:28 AMDecided to take leftover beeswax from my family's bees and am planning to make our own reusable beeswax wraps :)-
Vivian Beatrice 7/23/2019 5:02 AMHi Claire,
Our little group in Saugerties New York just tried unsuccessfully to make beeswax wraps.. We weren’t able to get them clingy or not sticky.. we used different combinations of the 3 ingredients all the recipes called for: beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil.
If you come up with a good result let us know.
Vivian and the Saugerties Green Team
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Claire Bolster 7/22/2019 5:59 AMLast full week of plastic free July! -
Claire Bolster 7/20/2019 7:44 AMYesterday was super cool to share some of the things I have learned from plastic free July with my college job, and work on seeing if we can reduce plastic in our office! -
Claire Bolster 7/18/2019 7:52 AMFinally got some reusable produce bags so I no longer need to use the plastic baggies that are in the grocery stores -
Claire Bolster 7/17/2019 8:58 AMExcited to break into a thousand points and learning about using less plastic! -
Claire Bolster 7/16/2019 4:30 AMExcited to start this second half of plastic free July! :)