Lauren Heinzelman
"Get more people to think about and reduce their impact on our planet"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 155 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO90minutesspent learning
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO2.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO6.0pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
Lauren's actions
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
Food
Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 3 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.
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).
Food
Minimize Packaging
I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.
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 QUESTIONCommunity Join a Cleanup EffortHow does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
Lauren Heinzelman 7/17/2019 1:55 PMI joined a volunteer conservation corps. We clean trails and pull ivy, blackberry, and more. We work 5 days a week for three weeks!! -
Lauren Heinzelman 7/10/2019 8:11 PMToday I focused on not using place when it came to food and eating. Requesting reusable utensils and plates is an easy way to reduce your harmful affect on the environment when eating out. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Use Reusable ContainersHow can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Use Reusable UtensilsHow can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?
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Lauren Heinzelman 7/10/2019 9:10 AMThis is a cool challenge that has made me think about plastic in more aspects of my life. A lot of this stuff I already did, but with the categories, I now think of reducing my plastic use in more ways in my life. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLifestyle Watch a DocumentaryWhich documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?
Lauren Heinzelman 7/10/2019 8:32 AMI watched “Inventing Tomorrow,” which was a Seattle International Film Festival production.It was about kids all over the world who competed at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair. All of the the research in the documentary was about protecting the environment. I recommend it. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Minimize PackagingWith the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?
Lauren Heinzelman 7/10/2019 8:23 AMI’m on a trip and had to purchase water bottles. Instead of buying a pack of single use plastic bottles, I bought a reusable water bottle that I can easily refill.