Joelle Leali

Plastic Free New Orleans

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
544 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.0

community events

hosted or attended
UP TO

10

hours

volunteered
UP TO

12

petitions

signed
UP TO

260

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

2.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

25

conversations

with people
UP TO

25

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Joelle's 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

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Joelle Leali 7/03/2019 5:02 PM

Just returned from Ocean Heroes Bootcamp 2019 with over 300 youth from over 20 countries who inspire me daily to do the right thing!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Joelle Leali 7/03/2019 4:49 PM

Had a hard time with this one today. Purchased crickets to feed our reptiles and could not refuse the plastic bag that Petco put them in. Don't know how else to package live crickets??

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- Jamie Broussard 7/04/2019 10:16 AM
  
  Haha that is a very specific case, Joelle! I do think sometimes we have to accept when plastic serves a unique purpose and focus on changing where it’s unnecessary. I think about this with medicine and medical supplies, for sure.
  
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Joelle Leali 7/03/2019 4:47 PM

Day Three and we are going strong!

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