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Laura Stanton

Aquarium of the Pacific

"Practice what you teach."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,157 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    75
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    130
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    2.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.0
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Laura's actions

Create Your Own Action

No Coffee Cup

I will no longer use any cups to get coffee, meaning I will carry a cup around at all times

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Personal Care

Fresh as a Daisy

I will use deodorant either from a bar or a jar or I will make my own.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Back in the Bowl

I will purchase refillable beauty products.

COMPLETED
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

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Visit the Butcher

I will purchase meats and cheeses from the deli counter or a butcher shop, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 0
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 10 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?


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    Laura Stanton 7/27/2019 9:29 AM
    anyone ever plastic free camp? I’m pretty sure I’m going to be annoyed with myself, even if I’m using less.

    • Madeline Barger's avatar
      Madeline Barger 8/02/2019 10:14 AM
      Hi Laura! Madeline from the Aquarium's social media team here. You've won our Plastic Free July eco-challenge social media contest! Can you send me an email at [email protected] at your earliest convenience to set up your behind the scenes experience? Thanks, and congrats!

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    Laura Stanton 7/25/2019 1:41 PM
    Camping with zero plastic will be a challenge, but I’m hoping to at least reduce and make better choices.

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    Laura Stanton 7/24/2019 8:04 PM
    Last day of conference had the least waste. It was a hard adjustment.

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    Laura Stanton 7/23/2019 10:58 PM
    I would have to say that the hardest part about this challenge is being at a conference, which is like being at work. It makes me worried for when I start work again, because I’m a teacher and I am on summer. But at least I know that this could be a challenge, so I can try to pre-plan is much is possible to save as much plastic one school starts again.

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    Laura Stanton 7/22/2019 1:16 PM
    Case of the Mundaze (stuck at a conference). Trying my best to pick plastic free options and refusing where I can with the snacks they have.

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    Laura Stanton 7/21/2019 10:58 PM
    Have a good week! Only two more weeks left, I already am starting to figure out which habits are most sustainable.

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    Laura Stanton 7/20/2019 10:46 AM
    I called ahead and found out I could bring my own cup to the spa and I save to plastic cups and lids and straws. 👍

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    Laura Stanton 7/19/2019 12:22 AM
    I just made an aloe vera and cucumber mask for the spa tomorrow. It’s edible, but I will try not to drink it.

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    Laura Stanton 7/18/2019 2:22 PM
    Happy Thursday BTW! Only 13 days left.

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    Laura Stanton 7/18/2019 2:20 PM
    Any suggestions for bin liners? I have seen people fold paper, but mine it too big for folded news paper.