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Talia Latch

Plastic Free New Orleans

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 276 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    6.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    20
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Talia's actions

Food

Make Your Own

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Start Composting

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Fresh as a Daisy

I will use deodorant either from a bar or a jar or I will make my own.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 10 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    Talia Latch 7/17/2019 12:37 PM
    I've been traveling a lot this month and I've actually done pretty well in the traveling to somewhere, but haven't done as well with the food I'm eating once I get to a place. But it hasn't been terrible. It's hard when you're in a different place, in someone else's space, because even though it's what you want to do - you can't force it on them. It's hard to differentiate your needs from someone else's when you want everyone to use less plastic! It's hard to not get angry or upset about plastic use when traveling!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

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    Talia Latch 7/17/2019 12:29 PM
    Other people get to see what I'm doing and possibly get inspired! I got a few responses to my posts of people wanting to know more and it was exciting to see others care!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Travel Eating
    Was this action easy or difficult to do? How did it change your travel experience?

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    Talia Latch 7/16/2019 1:42 PM
    It was easy! I didn't need to spend a ton of money at the airport, which was great! It was strange to say no to snacks and drinks on the airplane, but it was okay!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Travel Smart
    How can/did you prepare to be successful in this action? Did you engage in conversation with anyone about your new habit?

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    Talia Latch 7/16/2019 1:39 PM
    I brought my reusable utensils and water bottle, as well as a container of food for the airport so I didn't have to buy anything there. I was able to share my utensils with my sister on a road trip!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Travel Toiletries
    What is the benefit of using bar soaps or refilling your travel sized containers? Is this an action you think you will keep in your life?

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    Talia Latch 7/16/2019 1:36 PM
    Using bar soaps is great because you don't even have to worry about TSA! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Keep My Community Clean
    How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

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    Talia Latch 7/01/2019 11:53 AM
    It fosters a sense of care for my community, a want to keep it beautiful and useful for all people and animals. 

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    Talia Latch 6/20/2019 7:06 AM
    I've been trying to eliminate my use of plastic for a while now, besides keeping some things I already have that are plastic. I haven't been able to completely eliminate plastic, but I've reduced it to very minimal. I like the idea of this challenge so that I'm hyper aware of my plastic use for a month. I kind of did my own Plastic Free July last year, but not on this website. I hope more people will become aware of the dangers of plastic and try harder to reduce their plastic use. I'm excited to go even further in my journey to being zero waste!