Kate Withiam

ECOBLAZERS

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,214 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

84

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

31

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Kate's actions

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.

UNCOMPLETED
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 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 3 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Kate Withiam 7/31/2019 7:52 PM

Done, finished, complete!

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Kate Withiam 7/27/2019 10:26 PM

I have nothing to report today.

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Kate Withiam 7/26/2019 7:08 PM

Less than a week to go. I think I'm getting tired of the daily checkins...

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Kate Withiam 7/25/2019 10:02 PM

I don't really mind the bamboo toothbrush at all. I wonder if it would break down in my compost when I'm finished with it.

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Kate Withiam 7/24/2019 7:55 PM

I'm going to try that bamboo toothbrush tonight. We'll see how it goes.

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Kate Withiam 7/23/2019 9:08 PM

Eight more days to go to check in complete tasks!

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Kate Withiam 7/22/2019 9:23 PM

I watched a someone depressing and somewhat uplifting documentary called Minimalism today.

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Kate Withiam 7/21/2019 8:25 PM

2/3 of the way through. I need to watch a documentary and do a waste audit. I better get going...

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- Liz Zavodsky (EcoChallenge Staff) 7/21/2019 9:04 PM
  
  There is still time.Those are great actions still left to do. Good luck.
  
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Kate Withiam 7/20/2019 9:23 PM

I'm continuing to mull over the need to reduce and reuse beyond straws and silverware.

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Kate Withiam 7/19/2019 9:42 PM

I listened to a podcast about recycling today. The basic message was that recycling plastic is either impossible due to current conditions or not environmentally friendly, because it is frequently shipped across the world. Due to this it is even more important to reduce and reuse.

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- Adele Philippides 7/20/2019 3:38 AM
  
  Was it Planet Money? I listened to part of that one and it depressed me.
  
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