Kylie Wash
"“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.” -Rachel Carson"
POINTS TOTAL
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- 1,378 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO325minutesspent learning
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UP TO11public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO27zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO36pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO2.0conversationswith people
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UP TO1.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0donationmade
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
Kylie's actions
Create Your Own Action
Pass on Plastic
I want to minimize plastic in my shipping from Amazon and other online shipping providers by requesting minimal plastic in each order!
Community
Raise Money For a Nonprofit
I will raise money to support a nonprofit dedicated to plastic pollution reduction.
Personal Care
Pearly Whites
I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!
Community
Write Letters or Emails
I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.
Community
Share My Actions
I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.
Food
Lobby for Reusables
I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.
Lifestyle
Homemade Cleaners
I will make my own cleaning products at home.
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
Lifestyle
Complete a Waste Audit
I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.
Personal Care
Dam the Flow
I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads
Pets
Homemade Pet Food/Treats
I will prepare my own pet food and treats to avoid plastic packaging.
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.
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.
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.
Pets
Pet Waste
I will spend 10 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.
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?
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Kylie Wash 7/30/2019 9:23 AM(Not) fun fact since it's shark week -- filter-feeding whale sharks are ingesting microplastics as they feed and it's putting them at risk. Sharks have enough to deal with so if nothing else, cut your plastic use and save the sharks! -
Kylie Wash 7/29/2019 8:38 AMOnly a couple more days! High time for a beach cleanup 😊 -
Kylie Wash 7/28/2019 6:15 AMHiked a stretch of the Appalachian Trail yesterday and didn’t see ONE piece of trash. It was so refreshing! -
Kylie Wash 7/25/2019 9:15 AMTwo plastic-waste-free meals today #killingit -
Kylie Wash 7/25/2019 4:42 AMLess than a week to go!! Let’s do this! -
Kylie Wash 7/24/2019 10:22 AMThat "sustainable" toothpaste I ordered? Plastic lid with a plastic wrapper, wrapped in plastic bubble wrap, shipped in a larger pouch of plastic bubble wrap. I feel so defeated! -
Kylie Wash 7/23/2019 10:05 AMMy sustainable plastic-free toothpaste should be arriving today! Excited to try something new! It was really challenging to find plastic-free toothpaste-- even some of the glass jars had a plastic lid or plastic wrapping. Did anyone else run into this problem?-
Kylie Wash 7/24/2019 10:24 AMThanks Claudia! I'll have to give those a try. -
Claudia Zimmermann 7/23/2019 10:51 AMI use dent tabs. They are packed in a sustainable package.
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Kylie Wash 7/22/2019 3:57 AMLess than ten days left in the challenge! Keep it up! -
Kylie Wash 7/20/2019 11:27 AMTime to try another new homemade food method! Any recipe suggestions?-
Rebecca Guest 7/20/2019 2:37 PMIf you like bold flavor in recipes, you may like sofrito! (https://latinamommeals.com/authentic-puerto-rican-sofrito-recipe/) I combine all the fresh ingredients in a blender and then pour the mixture into reusable containers for freezing. Then when I cook, I just add the sofrito (either thawed or frozen) to almost any recipe.
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Kylie Wash 7/19/2019 12:05 PMJust ordered another Ethique shampoo bar! I've been using them for over six months and they're amazing. I'll never switch back!