Lindsey Randall

Deloitte Green Dot

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
98 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

zero-waste meal

consumed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Lindsey's actions

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Lindsey Randall 7/11/2019 2:15 PM

The challenge has been pretty easy. I have run into some issues with my daughters lunch where she is unable to take reusable materials due to field trips.

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- Eve Wallin 7/15/2019 10:17 PM
  
  Hi Lindsey. I had a similar issue. I usually send reusable snack bags, utensils, stainless steel / glass containers, etc. in my kids' lunches. Their summer camps wanted 100% disposable lunches so I ended up getting them biodegradable / compostable paper snack / lunch bags and wooden cutlery. There are a lot of options on Amazon.
  
  https://smile.amazon.com/CARE-Unbleached-Sandwich-Bags-Count/dp/B003BONV2G
  
  https://smile.amazon.com/Disposable-ECOTION-Eco-Friendly-Biodegradable-All-Natural/dp/B07L4G96HP
  
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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?

Lindsey Randall 7/11/2019 12:53 PM

I have been carrying around an extra fork in my purse so when I go out to eat with a co-worker, I ask if they'd like to use the metal fork instead. It allows for an opportunity to talk about plastic waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Plant a Garden

Besides having access to fresh herbs and vegetables, what benefits will you see from growing your own garden?

Lindsey Randall 7/11/2019 12:52 PM

My daughter has had a great time watering the vegetables and talks about how she is going to cook with them and try new and different foods.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Lindsey Randall 7/11/2019 12:51 PM

Convenience and people thinking that there are germs and contaminants everywhere. As we wash produce before we use it anyway, there is really no need to package everything in its own plastic containers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

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

Lindsey Randall 7/11/2019 12:50 PM

This wasn't difficult at all. I have been bringing my reusable bags with me to the store so I haven't had any issue.

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