Stephanie Rischard

Lucky's Market

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
240 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

7.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

7.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

6.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

7.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Stephanie's actions

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusables at Work

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

COMPLETED 6
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?

Stephanie Rischard 7/23/2019 5:33 AM

A massage therapist friend of mine yesterday asked that I try a water that she would like to transition to giving her clients instead of single-use plastic water bottles. It's called Just Water and it comes in a paper-based bottle with a plant-based cap. It's reusable and recyclable. The company chose to produce their cap with sugarcane as their core ingredient. They chose sugarcane because it grows densely, requiring less energy to farm. While this process isn't absolutely sustainable, it's great to see companies that put in effort to reach a more eco friendly future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Stephanie Rischard 7/09/2019 8:57 AM

One of the main promoters in our community that I look to for supporting eco friendly practices is Mote Marine. Mote Marine is a non-profit marine lab and aquarium that strives to better our ocean environment. Not only is it a popular destination for the local community, but the facility is one of our top tourist destinations as well.

Mote has many educational programs, even a traveling exhibit. The traveling exhibit focuses on environmental education, including marine debris reduction. Plastic straws make the list as one of the most common marine debris items found around the world. I appreciate all of Mote's community outreach programs and hope that businesses will adopt more eco friendly programs.

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Stephanie Rischard 7/05/2019 12:07 PM

Purchased a new reusable water bottle last weekend! They're great for taking on outdoor adventures. Many of our Florida Springs parks require the use of a reusable water bottle only. I really appreciate this rule because I believe that it prevents a significant amount of trash from entering the pristine waterways. I took the bottle for its first adventure down the Ichetucknee last weekend. It now follows me to work everyday!

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Stephanie Rischard 7/04/2019 7:59 AM

Bringing my own reusable fork to work with me each day has been the simplest (but gratifying) effort in reducing my use of plastic. I pack one in my bag each morning as my routine!

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