July 1 - July 31, 2019
Erinn Hasselgren
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 775 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO5.0minutesspent learning
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UP TO6.0petitionssigned
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UP TO18zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO30pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO1.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
Erinn's actions
Food
Start Composting
I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.
Personal Care
Pearly Whites
I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!
Personal Care
See the Green
I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.
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.
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.
Food
Shop the Bulk Bins
I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.
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.
Lifestyle
Homemade Cleaners
I will make my own cleaning products at home.
Community
Sign a Petition
I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.
Participant Feed
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Erinn Hasselgren 7/29/2019 8:44 AMI saw someone biking along The Charles yesterday picking up trash with a grabber from his bike and collecting it in his front basket--such a good idea! -
Erinn Hasselgren 7/26/2019 7:54 AMI just wanted to share two recent Planet Money episodes. The first is about how and why we started recycling--it turns out it was kind of an accident!
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/739893511/episode-925-a-mob-boss-a-garbage-boat-and-why-we-recycle
The second episode gets into whether we are recycling too much (spoiler: no one is going to like the answer!). This really made me think about how we need find ways to move away from single-use and change our mindset and habits to make reusing what we already have more normal and widely accepted.
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/12/741283641/episode-926-so-should-we-recycle-
Colleen MacDonald 7/28/2019 7:01 AMI absolutely agree about changing our mindset to get away from single-use plastic. We need to reduce by a lot and be diligent about recycling what we do use--which should be as little as possible!. -
Elizabeth Linske 7/27/2019 4:31 AM
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Erinn Hasselgren 7/23/2019 6:56 AMThis is an interesting read. I think the biggest takeaway is that it's been shown that in places where plastic grocery bags are banned, the sale of garbage bags dramatically increases. Since garbage bags are made of a thicker plastic, we end up not eliminating as much plastic as we may think. I'm not sure I totally buy their argument against cotton tote bags... The study it's based on does not take into account the impact on plastic in the environment
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/09/711181385/are-plastic-bag-bans-garbage-
Elizabeth Linske 7/25/2019 1:31 PM
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Erinn Hasselgren 7/21/2019 6:45 PMJust heard this story on NPR--it's an interesting read or listen! It's about a family trying to use less carbon and reduce their waste. They said their biggest challenging is plastics.
https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2019/05/21/elizabeth-pinsky-pediatrician-tackling-climate-change-
Liz Zavodsky (Ecochallenge Staff) 7/21/2019 9:07 PM
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