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Marissa Rivera

Life Unplastic Gainesville

"My mission is to better myself during this month by giving my all to giving back."

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participant impact

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    community event
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    10
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    volunteered
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    120
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    spent learning
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    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Marissa's actions

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Thoughtful Toys

I will only buy cloth, wooden or plant-based natural rubber toys. Or make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Visit A Waste Management Facility

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products

I will lessen my plastic impact by making my own makeup.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Natural Paints

I will paint rooms in my home with low/no VOC or natural paints.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

That Was a Close Shave

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors. Why not try using hair conditioner instead of shaving foam for that baby smooth feel?

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Family Thoughtful Toys
    Does your child play differently with natural or repurposed toys than with other toys? If so, how?

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    Marissa Rivera 7/18/2019 6:13 PM
    They seem to take more care for wooden toys vs plastic toys that can be easily broken!
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    Community Visit A Waste Management Facility
    Landfills and recycling centers tell us a lot about our communities and purchasing habits. What did you glean from your visit?

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    Marissa Rivera 7/18/2019 6:11 PM
    Lots of people try their hand at recycling, but are lazy with the process causing full batches to be tossed out. Or they fail to check what can be properly be recycled in their area.

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    Marissa Rivera 7/14/2019 6:06 AM
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

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    Marissa Rivera 7/12/2019 5:46 PM
    This plants the seeds and inspires thought in others about what they consider normal on a daily basis. Challenging common beliefs is how change begins!

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Pearly Whites
    Currently most of the packaging for toothpaste is plastic. How can you advocate for more alternatives through your purchasing power and influence in community?

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    Marissa Rivera 7/10/2019 11:55 AM
    Purchasing toothpaste in more sustainable packing is directly voting with my dollars. I have previously tried at least 4 more eco-friendly and natural toothpaste brands, all of which still come in a plastic tube. This morning was my first attempt at creating a whitening toothpaste powder from bulk items I already had on-hand. Once this is out, I want to get my hands on some tooth tabs before attempting to make my own!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Naked Bins
    Does changing the lining of your waste bin change the kind or amount of trash you produce?

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    Marissa Rivera 7/10/2019 11:50 AM
    Being more conscious of what goes into your trash also leads you to be more conscious of what you are using to dispose of your trash! Anything that cannot be reused, recycled, or composted that ends up in the trash now has a new set of compostable bin liners! Even small steps promote big changes.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care That Was a Close Shave
    What have you noticed about the economic and social impact of switching to steel razors? Was there ever really a need for disposable razors, or do you think it was just a way to sell more things?

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    Marissa Rivera 7/09/2019 5:57 AM
    Disposable razors probably became a thing once more fast paced style lives were more common. If you forget them, just grab another one, no biggie. Easier to travel with. Some may consider them to be more sanitary as well. However, I love the shave from my new razor, and I feel great using it as well. With proper care and handling, it should last me practically forever, and then can be totally recycled or upcycled unlike cheap plastic razors that just end up in the trash after a short life.

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    Marissa Rivera 7/09/2019 5:53 AM
    Altogether I failed to take pictures, I have successfully gone completely plastic free grocery shoppinng for the second week in a row now!