July 1 - July 31, 2019
July 1 - July 31, 2019
South Sound Zero Waste
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
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1,658TOTAL
team impact
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UP TO2.0disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO95minutesspent learning
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UP TO19pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO4.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO2.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO8.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
July 29 at 9:21 AMMy plastic consumption is significantly less than the average European or American (21.69 kg vs. 84 kg and 53 kg, respectively). I was not terribly surprised by this, but I was surprised to find that if everyone consumed like I do, there could still be more plastic than fish in the ocean by March 2078. However, I was disappointed that the...
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July 28 at 10:36 PMThis month has really gotten away from me and I haven't been as engaged as I planned, but this challenge is still constantly on my mind and I'm so proud to be part of such an awesome community of people all working together to better our planet 💙
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July 18 at 2:18 PMEvery EcoChallenge I've participated in, I've chosen the action to reach out to leaders to advocate for planet-friendly policies. And with each passing EcoChallenge, this action goes undone because I overthink the whole process. Today, I finally sent one! I sent a brief note to a Pret a Manger, thanking them for encouraging reusable mugs and...
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July 9 at 11:44 PMI'm currently sitting in the London Heathrow airport and found a cafe that gives a discount for using your own mug AND you have to specifically ask for utensils. I did get a yogurt parfait in a plastic cup, but used my bamboo utensils to eat it, got my coffee in my travel mug, and filled my water bottle from the drinking fountain. These are my...
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July 9 at 7:41 AMCan anyone tell me how I would check in for the daily challenges? I can't figure out how to mark "done" each day in the daily challenges!
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July 9 at 7:34 AMThis past weekend I received a kitchen compost bin from my local Buy Nothing group so I can get back to composting and ditch the bowl I was using!
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July 8 at 7:14 AMI have impulsed bought before, but that is changing. I'm very conscious of buying only what I need/want within reason now.
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July 8 at 7:08 AMWent to farmers market this weekend and bought bulk berries. I LOVE doing this, as opposed to buying the berries in grocery stores that are contained in plastic!
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July 7 at 8:48 AMHow are you all doing so far? What are you working on this week? I've been too busy to check in daily but plastic free is always on my mind ;)
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July 4 at 6:15 AMOops, I didn't realize I should check in daily. Some of my actions require me going to the store, which is happening later this week, but it's on my mind daily!
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Competitions
CHALLENGER | MEMBERS | POINTS | CHALLENGED | MEMBERS | POINTS | ||||||
CHALLENGER: South Sound Zero Waste | Challenger Team Members: 29 | Challenger Points: 1658 | Winning?: | VS. | CHALLENGED: Seattle Zero Waste | Challenged Team Members: 26 | Challenged Points: 2190 | Winning?: |