"To reduce the amount of single-use plastics entering the waste stream and educate my community of the importance of avoiding single use plastics "
POINTS TOTAL
0
TODAY
0
THIS WEEK
499
TOTAL
participant impact
UP TO
30
minutes
spent learning
UP TO
1.0
community event
hosted or attended
UP TO
7.0
hours
volunteered
UP TO
11
zero-waste meals
consumed
UP TO
35
pieces of litter
picked up
UP TO
10
plastic containers
not sent to the landfill
Rachel's actions
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 7 hour(s) in my community.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Pets
Pet Waste
I will spend 30 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
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 10
DAILY ACTIONS
Pets
Rubber Glove Pet Hair Removal
I will use a rubber glove to remove pet hair from clothes, carpets and furniture.
COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal
I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.
COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION
QUESTION
Community
How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
Thanks to everyone who came out to our beach cleanup today! While our efforts should largely focus on reducing our need for single-use plastics in the first place, being able to pick up trash has always felt so impactful as well. There's something about literally being able to prevent something from entering the ocean that hits home for me.
Thanks Rachel G for initiating this event! What a great turn up and certainly heartwarming to see the interests generated and the concerns for minimizing single-use plastics.
Who knew you could use a rubber kitchen glove to remove pet hair?! With two white/gray animals, my mostly dark colored clothing collection displays all of the love from my furry creatures. I purchased a pet hair removal glove about two years ago and use it daily. It's great for removing hair off the furniture too! But I still have the old standby adhesive lint roller in my car for emergencies. My goal is to replace the emergency one in my car with a rubber glove
I usually try to re-use any single use plastic bag that makes its way into my life. However, I still find myself putting a brand new plastic garbage bag liner in my kitchen trash bin. Today I realized I could accomplish two goals at once: by re-using a large Tortilla chip bag as a can liner I've given the bag one more life and reduced the amount of trash I'm able to fit in there! Sometimes having less physical space to place our trash gives us the incentive to create less waste!
SuLi Sabo 7/11/2019 10:32 PM
