Jennifer Tennyson

participant impact

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

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I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community.

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I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

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I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

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DAILY ACTIONS

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

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Jennifer Tennyson 7/02/2019 12:41 PM
I found a new use for the single serve applesauce cups. We have buckets of paperclips through out the building, why should we buy more? A handful of paperclips from the big bucket fits in the applesauce cups just fine and they hold approximately the same amount as the box of paperclips. Bonus - they stack really well in our office supply cabinet!

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Jennifer Tennyson 7/01/2019 4:06 PM
I just started my first compost bin! I received a compost bin as a gift last year and have been procrastinating getting it started. Thanks to this challenge it's officially done. Thanks to Seth for mowing the lawn so I had grass clippings and my husband for the paper shreds to get things started.

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Jennifer Tennyson 6/28/2019 2:01 PM
I participated last year in this challenge and learned so many ways to reduce my plastic usage! I'm excited to make more progress this year and share what I learn with my family and friends.

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