Krystin Kasper

Life Unplastic Gainesville

"Fuck the plastic! "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
271 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

16

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

25

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

16

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Krystin's actions

Pets

Homemade Pet Food/Treats

I will prepare my own pet food and treats to avoid plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Dam the Flow

I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Provide the Alternatives

I will provide daily plastic free alternatives (straws, water bottles, cuttlery, bar soap, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.) for my family to use.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Krystin Kasper 7/27/2019 8:37 AM

The challenge is going great. It was mind blowing to stop and think about my waste and plastic use on a day to day basis.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Naked Bins

Does changing the lining of your waste bin change the kind or amount of trash you produce?

Krystin Kasper 7/27/2019 8:36 AM

Yes. When changing to not putting in a liner we stopped using the trash bin.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Family Provide the Alternatives

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) does your family regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Krystin Kasper 7/27/2019 8:35 AM

We used straws, coffee cups, and vegetable bags. We replaced them with medal straws, reusable mugs, and mesh vegetable bags.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Pets Homemade Pet Food/Treats

Does making your own pet food seem like a habit you can keep up in the long term? What else can you do to reduce your use of plastic packaging that can come from taking care of your pet's needs?

Krystin Kasper 7/10/2019 7:20 AM

Making my dog treats is so simple that I can't ever imagine going back to packaged treats filled with sugar. I can also make her shampoo.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Homemade Cleaners

What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?

Krystin Kasper 7/10/2019 7:18 AM

I learned how easy it was to make all my own cleaning products. From hand soap, to counter cleaner, glass cleaner, and swiffer solution. The biggest difference is that i can personalize with my owns scents from essential oils while not buying anymore plastic!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Krystin Kasper 7/10/2019 7:16 AM

Picking up litter around the community forces you to go out in your community and truly see for your own eyes all trash in just your eyes. It also allows you for other people to see you doing this and causing a ripple affect for them to do the same.

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