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Crystal Dolence

Environmental Compliance Group – Region 2

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,246 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    155
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    112
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    112
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    163
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    106
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Crystal's actions

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 60 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products

I will lessen my plastic impact by making my own makeup.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 4 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

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

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Thoughtful Toys

I will only buy cloth, wooden or plant-based natural rubber toys. Or make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Provide the Alternatives

I will provide daily plastic free alternatives (straws, water bottles, cuttlery, bar soap, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.) for my family to use.

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

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?


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    Crystal Dolence 7/31/2019 8:00 AM
    Kind of sad that today was the last day. This challenge has kept me on track to make a difference. I plan on staying the course and even completing some of the challenges on here that I was not able to do. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Brusha Brusha Brusha
    What are the benefits of switching to bamboo toothbrushes? How would you implore others in your community to make this switch as well?

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    Crystal Dolence 7/31/2019 7:59 AM
    Switched my family to bamboo toothbrushes. I must say I love the charcoal bristles. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products
    Homemade makeup is a practice which has been done in community for thousands of centuries as many indigenous women relied on plants for their bright make up. How can you incorporate that sense of community as you embark on a similar pursuit?

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    Crystal Dolence 7/31/2019 7:58 AM
    Made my own face powder and blush in glass containers. I LOVE the powder! I also added frankincense for healthy skin :) 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral
    What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?

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    Crystal Dolence 7/30/2019 5:44 PM

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    Crystal Dolence 7/30/2019 5:16 PM
    One day to get your one time challenges logged I !!

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    Crystal Dolence 7/29/2019 6:14 AM
    Only a few days left!! Let's keep going!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Travel Eating
    Was this action easy or difficult to do? How did it change your travel experience?

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    Crystal Dolence 7/29/2019 6:12 AM
    We have been traveling a lot lately over the weekends. Normally we take food with us. This last time we ate out at local restaurants in Tawas. It was great but expensive. I think I prefer packing all of my own food in reusable containers. 

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    Crystal Dolence 7/26/2019 2:44 PM
    ONLY 5 days left to get your one time challenges complete. Let's do this!!

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    Crystal Dolence 7/24/2019 5:20 PM

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    Crystal Dolence 7/23/2019 7:44 PM
    I know have my hubby skipping the strawswhen  we go out to eat! That’s a win!