Gaya Sarin

Deloitte Green Dot

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
127 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

public official or leader

contacted
UP TO

2.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

18

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Gaya's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 6 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Write Letters or Emails

I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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Gaya Sarin 7/11/2019 12:55 PM

fwiw here's the Amazon link to the metal straws I bought last year - dishwasher safe, and overall awesome buy for $8.99. The seagulls and turtles will thank you :) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q5TW75Z/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07Q5TW75Z&pd_rd_w=BV3bA&pf_rd_p=8a8f3917-7900-4ce8-ad90-adf0d53c0985&pd_rd_wg=0EAuu&pf_rd_r=XDD3YRF5QTDFDB6EF7YN&pd_rd_r=368fc1b6-a415-11e9-8ac9-99abdd4c7eef

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Gaya Sarin 7/10/2019 2:18 PM

After reading about naked bins I started bringing my trash down to the collection point, but reusing the bin-liner bag, and the hassle of running out of trash bags has pretty much evaporated from my life :) - Also over July 4th i insisted that everyone bringing beers or food to our bbq use recycled bags and the impact was magnified ten-fold. Finally, I've been enjoying my iced coffees in glass tumblers with metal straws!!

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