Margarita Lopez

Washington County (Official Team for Employees of Washington County Oregon)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
503 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

36

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

90

zero-waste meals

consumed

Margarita's actions

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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).

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 5 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 5 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 18
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?

Margarita Lopez 7/22/2019 2:22 PM

Feeling good about the challenge, it makes me think twice about things that will have an impact on the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Containers

How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

Margarita Lopez 7/22/2019 2:11 PM

We try to minimize the amount of times that we eat out to prevent waste & cook more meals at home.

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- Laura Repass 7/23/2019 11:56 AM
  
  If you know you’re going out, you can bring a reusable container or two. That allows for leftovers while being eco-friendly.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

Margarita Lopez 7/19/2019 7:14 AM

Using reusable utensils instead of disposable ones has been great. I bring my utensils from home and they are much more sturdy than the disposable ones. No risk of them breaking on you.

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Margarita Lopez 7/19/2019 7:03 AM

Enjoying the challenges & participating as a team:)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

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

Margarita Lopez 7/19/2019 7:02 AM

This challenge has been pretty easy because I have reusable bags stored in my vehicle so that It's easy to remember them when grocery shopping.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Shop the Bulk Bins

How has buying bulk impacted the quality of the food you receive? Why do you think Western society relies more on prepackaged foods rather than buying in bulk?

Margarita Lopez 7/18/2019 7:35 AM

I like buying in bulk so that I only buy what I need. I know that buying packaged goods is more convenient but sometime the amounts are too much sometimes.

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- Jennifer Nelson 7/18/2019 12:43 PM
  
  Sometimes, I have avoided buying a bulk item where the bulk bins were poorly maintained and the item looked questionable. But when I shop somewhere that people frequently buy bulk foods, I find that those purchases have a longer shelf life at home. Also, when I buy bulk, I tend to buy fewer processed foods, so the nutritional quality of my food is higher, I think.
  
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