Lale Santelices

City of Portland - any staff person

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
123 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Lale's actions

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

Great job on getting rid of your disposable cup habit! How does it make you feel? What's next on your list to reduce your waste?

Lale Santelices 7/05/2019 2:35 PM

I already use my own utensils/cup most of the time, but this is a good reminder.

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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?

Lale Santelices 7/05/2019 2:34 PM

you are giving me the answer in the way you stated the question. clearly you want me to say to purchase or make my own tooth paste... though I appreciate the intent, this was uninspiring

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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?

Lale Santelices 7/05/2019 2:30 PM

this is a tricky question. by keeping produce fresh for longer we are theoretically able to keep cost down and produce less. not sure if this actually translate to the reality of what happens with produce.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Minimize Packaging

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

Lale Santelices 7/05/2019 2:28 PM

it is so hard to eat food that does not come in plastic!

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