Bett Williams

Deloitte Green Dot

"Trying to make eco-friendly adjustments habitual."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
233 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

56

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

13

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Bett's actions

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

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 3 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 8 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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?

Bett Williams 7/12/2019 12:00 PM
Even though I havent been able to log in every day and post my actions, I have been working to reduce my plastic use every day since this challenge started. It really becomes evident when visiting the grocery store how difficult it is to go 100% plastic free. Even when purchasing items in glass jars, there is still a plastic security seal most of the time. But, making conscious decisions has really been fun and made me consider other ways to reduce overreliance on plastic.

So far, I've ditched single use plastics by purchasing canned goods instead of plastics, making homemade yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and hummus, plus I've stopped bagging individual produce items whenever possible. All of these things have contributed to less trash at the end of the week, and its energizing to have a new goal that will become habit.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
Bett Williams 7/12/2019 11:57 AM
In a single block of the street I live on, I found 15 plastic bags on the ground.

I am taking advantage of a program that Philadelphia introduced to provide free recycling bin lids. Previously, even folks who recycle would sometimes contribute to the litter problem because their recycling bins would blow over or get pushed over by a critter overnight, and recyclables blow away. Now, with a simple fix, Philadelphia has the opportunity to cut down on recyclable litter by almost 15%, just by providing a lid for the city recyclable container.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?
Bett Williams 7/12/2019 11:37 AM
I reused some mason jars to mix up a simple disinfectant using some essential oils in a glass bottle, and rubbing alcohol, unfortunately in a plastic bottle.

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Bett Williams 6/26/2019 3:12 PM
Point Systems can motivate me to do anything. Lets do this!

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- Adele Philippides 6/27/2019 7:22 AM
  I see you are in PA. I'm in crisis mode trying to get in touch with people in this state who care... The state house of representatives is trying to prevent municipalities from banning or restricting plastics ( such as plastic bag bans). We need to call our representatives and try to get this removed! It seems to be a part of the budget.
  https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/06/pa-legislature-considers-blocking-all-bans-on-plastic-bags.html
  
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