Nicola Knipe

Deloitte Green Dot

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
118 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Nicola's actions

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusables at Work

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care Brusha Brusha Brusha

What are the benefits of switching to bamboo toothbrushes? How would you implore others in your community to make this switch as well?

Nicola Knipe 7/22/2019 2:32 PM

The benefit of bamboo brushes is that bamboo is sustainable and means less plastic hanging out in landfills and oceans for centuries to come. I think most people would happily switch to bamboo -- once you discover how pleasant a wooden handle feels compared to a plastic one, the switch is easy. But most people don't know bamboo toothbrushes exist. So I've been giving them to my family and to our houseguests, and the response is always positive. My sisters now buy bamboo tooth brushes for their own families. Word of mouth indeed!

Read More
- Lisset Avery 7/23/2019 6:46 AM
  
  If you think about every plastic toothbrush that has ever been made...they are still with us, somewhere in the environment. We have to vote with our dollars and demand that companies make products that have a full cycle shelf-life from extraction, manufacture, and decomposing. Bamboo due to it renewability and biodegradability is a great option.
  
  Read More