
Helen Pontillo
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO66plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO42disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO15petitionssigned
Helen's actions
Community
Sign a Petition
I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.
Food
Skip the Straw
I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
Food
Minimize Packaging
I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.
Food
Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup
I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.
Personal Care
Brusha Brusha Brusha
I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.
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.
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
Participant Feed
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Helen Pontillo 7/29/2019 9:35 AMWas able to convince my husband to purchase reusable dental floss holders instead of disposables. Still plastic, but at least he's not throwing them away every day! -
Helen Pontillo 7/22/2019 10:23 AMInteresting - Found this article that sawdust might potentially be used to make plastic bottles, instead of using petroleum-based plastics: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-22/sawdust-might-be-one-answer-to-the-world-s-plastic-problem To sum up, more forest would be planted for sawmills, which suck up CO2; sawmills would be paid for their sawdust; sawdust would be used to make recyclable plastic, limiting CO2 emissions. But of course there's the problem of the influence of Big Oil...