Alice Hsieh
"Will try to use as little plastic as possible while traveling abroad."
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 536 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO40plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO20disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO38plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO60pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
Alice's actions
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Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
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Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup
I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.
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Use Reusable Water Bottles
I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
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Use Reusables at Work
I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.
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Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 3 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
Participant Feed
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Alice Hsieh 7/30/2019 10:35 AMAs this challenge comes to an end, I realize I haven't been able to go plastic free, but it did make me more conscious of where I use plastic and where I can reduce it. I've opted out of buying a drink at the coffee shop until I remembered to bring my reusuable travel mug today. -
Alice Hsieh 7/19/2019 4:23 PMDoing well for the most part, but snacks! Snacks so often come in single use plastics or single use containers. Will have to look into which company uses the most post-consumer packaging at least. -
Alice Hsieh 7/13/2019 5:42 PMI got the airline to serve my drinks in my reuseable mug and bottle, used my reuseable utensils, though the meals were still packaged in plastic. -
Alice Hsieh 7/11/2019 2:42 AMForgot my reuseable bottle today, but I did reuse the plastic water bottle several times today. -
Alice Hsieh 7/08/2019 2:14 PMAustralia is very friendly to reuseables and he guesthouse I’m staying at is definitely helping! -
Alice Hsieh 7/04/2019 2:38 PMThe difficulties of travel! Everything comes in a plastic bag, especially on the plane. Once I got here, the dining hall has been great about reusuables but packed lunches do come in plastic bags and containers. Using my bottle, utensils, and backpack for the most reusables