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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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  • 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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    Michelle Barron 7/22/2019 9:22 AM
    Found in parking areas around work building.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Utensils
    How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

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    Michelle Barron 7/22/2019 9:21 AM
    I hope that carrying reusable utensils will become as normal as carrying keys! The little packs are so easy to take around. I think places like farmers markets are dependent on it because they aren't in a fixed location. If places offered discounts to people bringing their reusable utensils then maybe it would encourage more people.
  • 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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    Michelle Barron 7/22/2019 9:19 AM
    Well certain political figures👀👀👀 are taking up opinions on it

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    Rachel Gutner 7/22/2019 9:07 AM
    The other day my friends and I hiked 4.0miles and collected 16 FULL trash bags of litter! We could've gotten more if we had more hands. Got some good karma and had a Lay's truck stop and give us three full boxes of chips and a woman offered to take all of our trash in her truck to a dumpsite, and gave us a ride home!

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    Michelle Barron 7/15/2019 9:08 AM
    Dempsey and I picked up trash downtown during our night stroll. We would of been there all night had we picked up every piece we saw.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Just Say No
    Do some research on polystyrene and polyvinyl. How many items in your house already contain these toxins?

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    Rachel Gutner 7/15/2019 9:07 AM
    My home really doesn't have many of these, but I'm working to reduce this in the packaging of products that I buy. I avoid polystyrene at all costs!
  • 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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    Rachel Gutner 7/11/2019 11:09 AM
    It really shocks me how much litter is around. Maybe it's just my optimism, but I think that a lot of litter comes out of trash cans or garbage trucks and just flies with the wind. 

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    Michelle Barron 7/11/2019 7:35 AM
    I didn't leave enough time for breakfast so I packed cereal in reusable containers to bring to work ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Michelle Barron 7/08/2019 12:26 PM
    7 pieces collected on my way into work from our parking lot.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Homemade Cleaners
    What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?

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    Rachel Gutner 7/08/2019 6:16 AM
    I made my own bugspray! I used American beautyberry leaves and rubbing alcohol to make a tincture, then blended it with coconut oil.