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Samara Nehemiah

Life Unplastic Gainesville

"Reducing my plastic waste one day at a time! 😀"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 511 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made
  • UP TO
    50
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    10
    petitions
    signed
  • UP TO
    24
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    1.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Samara's actions

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support a nonprofit dedicated to plastic pollution reduction.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Sign a Petition

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Visit the Butcher

I will purchase meats and cheeses from the deli counter or a butcher shop, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • Samara Nehemiah's avatar
    Samara Nehemiah 7/21/2019 5:37 PM
    Any suggestions on good butchers in the area that take reusable containers??

    I went to the butcher Publix (out of laziness) because their website seemed like they would cater to using your own containers and they were just going to take an already packaged meat item off the display container and give it to me :( I've been meaning to check out wards or lucky's butcher but have just been so busy to research more of the local options

    • Brooke Tate's avatar
      Brooke Tate 7/22/2019 8:36 AM
      I've heard Ward's also let's you use your own!

    • Juan Leguizamon's avatar
      Juan Leguizamon 7/22/2019 5:16 AM
      Lucky's is very willing to put the meats in your own containers and same thing with Whole Foods. I found the prices were significantly lower at Lucky's though.

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    Samara Nehemiah 7/14/2019 8:11 AM
    biking and looking for trash is not the easiest combo but I'm trying to multitask 😂
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

    Samara Nehemiah's avatar
    Samara Nehemiah 7/06/2019 6:46 PM
    Social Media has been a great way to share ideas and values to a large body of people. At a time where the world can be very dark, I can use social media to spread positivity and encouragement. Throughout this journey I have been sharing tips for my friends and family about little things they can do to reduce their plastic waste. Along the way, I am finding new ways to challenge myself and cutback on my own use and can share my accomplishments (and failings) with friends and family :)

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    Samara Nehemiah 7/05/2019 8:49 AM
     Day 5 of Plastic Free July! 

    For the last year and a half I have tried to remember to bring my reusable cup everywhere I go and I've done a good job at it. However, I've noticed recently that coffee shops have been measuring out coffee in their usual plastic cups, pouring the coffee into my cup, and then tossing the plastic cup away. This happened to me yesterday! I was so bummed but I have tried to be vocal about this and suggest measuring cups. I'm not sure how to kick everyone else's habits but hopefully this wasteful behavior can change soon!

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      Life Unplastic 7/05/2019 6:47 PM
      That is a bummer for sure!  If you want to email me the name of the company/location, I would be happy to email them from Life Unplastic and ask them to clarify their policy (with their patrons as well as their employees).  Sometimes just holding the mirror up can affect change.  Let me know, I don't mind at all!  It's one of my daily challenges this month, so it would be my pleasure actually.  unplastic.gnv@gmail.com  

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    Samara Nehemiah 7/03/2019 10:42 AM
    Picking up trash on Seahorse Key on a beautiful day!