Daniel Kessler
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 956 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO55plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
Daniel's actions
Food
Buy Unpackaged Produce
I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.
Food
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Personal Care
Brusha Brusha Brusha
I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.
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).
Lifestyle
Travel Smart
If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Use Reusable ContainersHow can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?
Daniel Kessler 7/30/2019 1:06 PMIf disposables are your only option, first discuss opportunities with vendor to alter their selection options and second consider options to reuse or re-purpose the item. This will likely require research for both you and the vendor, but worth the effort. -
Daniel Kessler 7/28/2019 6:52 PMI think it is progressing well. We have been conscious of reducing single use plastic for years; especially since we have been recycling products for nearly thirty years. As always, change is difficult as we are a people of habit. But with some planning and persistence, we have been successful and will continue to follow this path. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Use Reusable BagsHow difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Daniel Kessler 7/28/2019 6:43 PMThere are two difficult parts to this challenge. The first difficult part is to remember to take you reusable bags with you: either in the car or into the store. The second difficult part is to remember to inform the cashier/clerk that you have you own bags and/or you don't want plastic. We finally have some routine to assure we have reusable bags with us at all time. However, almost all clerks/cashiers were very supportive, even if they couldn't or wouldn't bag or help us bag. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Buy Unpackaged ProduceWhy do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?
Daniel Kessler 7/02/2019 5:58 AMPlastic packaging appears to serve the supplier (store or supermarket).; an easy and quick pick for the consumer, but a possible assurance for the store that all product will move with only a moderate ability for consumer to inspect product.