I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
UNCOMPLETED
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.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Pets
All Natural Pet Toys
I will give my pets natural alternatives to toys like femur bones and antlers, canvas, natural rubber, hemp, rope or cotton toys. Or I will make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!
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
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.
COMPLETED 24
DAILY 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 23
DAILY ACTIONS
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.
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!
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Personal Care
See the Green
I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.
COMPLETED 22
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 24
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?
HAPPY PLASTIC FREE JULY EVERYONE! Today is the day! Thank you to everyone that has joined, I cannot wait to see the impact we make as a team. Remember to try to log your efforts daily so we can start racking up those points. If you miss some days or forget your refillable water bottle at home or accidently accept a straw don't beat yourself up! Even if you have a slip up, know that we are all doing the best we can to refuse as much single use plastic as possible. The purpose of Plastic Free July is to form good habits that we keep with us for the rest of the year!
I would love it if everyone would share one of their challenges that they find the most well, challenging! Personally I have really be slacking on refusing those single use plastic straws! Sometimes those servers are just so dang quick on the draw with them! I plan to really buckle down this July with the straw use. Did you know over 500 million straws are thrown away everyday in the US alone?!
Don't forget it isn't too late to invite more friends, family, and coworkers to the team! Anyone can join anytime throughout the month!
Welcome to the Plastic Free July Ecochallenge! We only have FOUR more days before the challenge truly gets started! While living a life without any plastic consumption might seem completely unattainable, remember that one action at a time adds up. Last year over 120 million people participated in Plastic Free July challenges across the globe! I'd like to invite everyone to do their part in making our world a better place each and every day.
