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Bricky Way

City of Gainesville

"The 3 R's are either Reduce, Reuse, Recycle or Readin', 'Ritin', and 'Rithmatic, depending on the century. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 649 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    26
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    27
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    23
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Bricky's 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

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
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.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 23
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral
    What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?

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    Bricky Way 7/29/2019 9:51 AM
    Apparently we do better than most Americans but still more plastic consumption than Europeans.  Definitely room for a lot of improvement.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Join a Cleanup Effort
    How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

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    Bricky Way 7/29/2019 9:50 AM
    It's pretty fun, especially if they are kids.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Keep My Community Clean
    How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

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    Bricky Way 7/02/2019 11:04 AM
    You definitely can learn about what a community values by what they discard.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Skip the Straw
    Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

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    Bricky Way 7/02/2019 11:03 AM
    A restaurant that we go to often has stopped giving out plastic straws unless specifically requested.