Andrea Tassinari

Protectors of the Blue - NEAq Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
94 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

plastic straw

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

10

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

2.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Andrea's actions

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Personal Care

Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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 1
DAILY ACTION

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

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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?

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?

Andrea Tassinari 7/31/2019 2:37 PM

People are afraid of other people's germs and having everything in plastic provides a barrier that feels safe by making the consumer believe that the produce is more sanitary. Who knows how many times my apple was manhandled, dropped, and licked before I bought it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

Andrea Tassinari 7/31/2019 2:30 PM

All of my workplaces use disposable cutlery. It is believed that it is easier, cheaper, and more sanitary than real utensils; no one wants to spend the time washing dishes or have the water running all the time. The hard part would be convincing them otherwise and getting around these issues.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products

Homemade makeup is a practice which has been done in community for thousands of centuries as many indigenous women relied on plants for their bright make up. How can you incorporate that sense of community as you embark on a similar pursuit?

Andrea Tassinari 7/31/2019 2:24 PM

I've made a few things and shared them with my friends and family. A few people told me I should start my own Etsy. People like that the glass bottles make the product seem more valuable and fancy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Join a Cleanup Effort

How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

Andrea Tassinari 7/31/2019 2:20 PM

I had a great time on a really hot morning cleaning up the beach with others from the New England Aquarium! Working together, we CAN make a difference.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Andrea Tassinari 7/31/2019 2:14 PM

I snagged a ratty plastic bag that was about to blow over the railing and into the harbor. A guy driving by saw me grab it and throw it away and he honked at me with thumbs up.

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