RHONDA COBLE

"This is an additional step in reducing my plastic footprint. The more I learn about just how much plastic we are using, the more I recognize my own contribution. "

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participant impact

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plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

RHONDA's actions

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 3 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 0 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

RHONDA COBLE 7/14/2019 5:45 AM
It is very challenging to shop for foods that are not wrapped or packaged in plastic. We are trying to buy liquids packaged in paper cartons rather than plastic. Once, the search for non plastic packaged foods, I saw just how much plastic we actually use. It was very depressing. Starbucks is way behind in replacing their plastic straws for paper, and their plastic cups. We are going to purchase bamboo utensils and try to remember to refuse plastic straws.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?
RHONDA COBLE 7/01/2019 8:07 AM
We don’t have a lot of single use plastics on hand. However, we occasionally by foods contained in single use plastics, and we are committed to reducing this use.

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- Catherine Roberts 7/01/2019 11:50 AM
  Yep. Especially if you are taking food to an event or to share and then you have the added advantage of not worrying if you get your container back.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
RHONDA COBLE 7/01/2019 8:06 AM
We have noticed more restaurants using paper straws by aardvark. This is wonderful to see.

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