Lizzy Enos
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 127 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO20plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO6.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
Lizzy's actions
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.
Lifestyle
Travel Toiletries
If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.
Lifestyle
Complete a Waste Audit
I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.
Food
Skip the Straw
I will keep 10 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
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.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Skip the StrawHave you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
Lizzy Enos 7/04/2019 10:47 AMI have not noticed a shift in my own community, but when I visited California, they used only paper straws, and as people don't really like them, many were using their own reusable metal straws. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste MealDo 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?
Lizzy Enos 6/16/2019 11:51 AMAlternatives to these products are those made of metal and/or glass that can be reused again and again without producing plastic waste. My impact would not necessarily be much, but if I were to encourage my friends and family to do the same, the impact would grow and grow.