Adele Philippides
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,161 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
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UP TO25petitionssigned
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UP TO130pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO2.0public officials or leaderscontacted
Adele's actions
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
Community
Write Letters or Emails
I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.
Pets
Pet Waste
I will spend 30 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.
Community
Sign a Petition
I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.
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?
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Adele Philippides 7/31/2019 7:47 AMDid not even realize it was the last day until I saw everyone's feed. I love the challenge but would be better with a support group... otherwise I feel like I'm swimming in a sea of plastic by myself. I did not watch my documentary... but I will this weekend. -
Adele Philippides 7/30/2019 4:43 AMI was picking up trash this weekend and was horrified to find hundreds of these scattered through the woods..... long term project - we need to get amazon and other retailers to quit selling these, and we need to pass legislature against these! They are disseminated so quickly, with the shot of an air gun, and they are impossible to ever clean up. It brought me into depression very quickly. There are biodegradable alternatives, so we don't have to be accused of being anti-gun extremists. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GJBFQ26/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1 -
Adele Philippides 7/29/2019 12:12 PMWay to go Australia!
https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-plastic-bag-ban-2622280343.html -
Adele Philippides 7/26/2019 7:52 AMI seem to always hover at the rank of 70 overall.... but I'm first in PA! -
Adele Philippides 7/26/2019 7:50 AMWe think of receipts as being made of paper, but they are loaded with BPA and other chemicals and pose a threat to our health and environment. Say no to the receipt or request an electronic one!
https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2016/12/23/is-bpa-on-thermal-paper-a-health-hazard -
Adele Philippides 7/25/2019 5:32 AMThere is a lot of really ICKY trash out there. I usually don't mess with that when going on my walk - it's easy enough to pick up 5 (or 10 or 20) pieces of "clean" trash. But I'm wondering if I should sacrifice a rubber glove to the cause and do a cigarette cleanup.... so many cigarette butts that I don't want to even touch. -
Adele Philippides 7/23/2019 5:53 AMIthaca is always ahead of the curve.
https://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2019/07/22/wegmans-ithaca-corning-plastic-bags-ban-date-start/1799182001/ -
Adele Philippides 7/22/2019 8:18 AMA good reason to ditch the plastic bottle in this heat
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/exposed-to-extreme-heat-plastic-bottles-may-become-unsafe-over-time/ -
Adele Philippides 7/20/2019 3:34 AMPlanet Money podcast about how it doesn’t make economic or ecological sense to recycle. 😢 -
Adele Philippides 7/19/2019 12:48 PMYay Vermont!!
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/vermont-adopts-most-comprehensive-single-use-plastics-ban/