If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Personal Care
Pearly Whites
I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!
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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.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Lifestyle
Travel Eating
If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.
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ONE-TIME 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.
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DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal
I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Minimize Packaging
I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Plant a Garden
I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Make Your Own
I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.
COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS
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?
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Use Reusable Bags
I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS
Personal Care
Dam the Flow
I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Personal Care
Brusha Brusha Brusha
I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Personal Care
Lather Up
I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Start Composting
I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
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I cooked a zero-landfill waste meal today with rice and buckwheat bought in bulk in our homemade fabric bags, zucchini from our garden cooked with garlic, shallots, thyme from our garden, and sausages bought in paper packing and melon for desert. The only waste generated besides vegetable scraps that are compostable was the paper in which the sausages were packed.
I spent some time 2 days ago harvesting garlic and shallots I planted last October. Then I learnt on the internet how to best preserve them (with plastic-free methods of course!). I think my family (I have 3 kids) will be self-sufficient in garlic and shallots for 1 year! Which means one full year of plastic-free organic extremely local garlic and shallots for us! Also I do all my garden without buying any soil in plastic bags. I love it!
I spent some time yesterday checking on Youtube how to make my own tofu, and more importantly how to cook it to make it taste good (let's be honest, tofu has no taste at all if not prepared properly ;-))
