Jacquie Carp

participant impact

I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Jacquie Carp 7/07/2019 1:56 PM
Brought my own container to a restaurant for my leftovers...although, the place does use paper containers.

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Jacquie Carp 7/07/2019 1:54 PM
Took a glass container with a snap lid to a restaurant last night for my leftovers, got a funny look from the server. Lol The restaurant does use paper boxes which I think are great and much better than those styrofoam containers.

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Jacquie Carp 7/06/2019 5:10 AM
I’m doing well on the challenge only because I’ve been well aware of how much packaging we use and not all of it is recyclable. I use glass jars for storage for most of what we store and I only buy what I need for one or two meals.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How has buying bulk impacted the quality of the food you receive? Why do you think Western society relies more on prepackaged foods rather than buying in bulk?
Jacquie Carp 7/06/2019 5:04 AM
When buying in bulk, I don’t have to store much in my pantry and refrigerator and thus, I have less to throw away or store and I know my food is always fresh.
We as a nation need to go back to basics and stop depending on so many prepackaged foods to lessen the impact of plastic packaging.

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Jacquie Carp 7/01/2019 6:51 AM
I’ve reduced or eliminated buying products with plastic or non-recyclable packaging for quite sometime, but this challenge will make it more apparent where I need to reduce my plastic use and waste even more.

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