WSP Portland/Vancouver

Julie's presentation was super informative and provided a lot of food for thought about the true cost of materials, their life cycle cost and how to truly reduce each person's impact.  Some materials and items cost more to recycle so it's important to advocate for over all changes to reduce our negative impact.  

It starts with conversations.  I was successful in getting my husband to reduce his use of plastic bags for produce by reusing them them we buy wet or items that would stain.  We do use reusable net bags for most of our produce. 

Yes, I have reduced my spending this month and been more conscious when I do need to spend money for these areas.  It is difficult to do this every day during an entire month.  

I have not traveled during this time period.  I do not think this will be difficult to implement for my upcoming trip in August.  I appreciate the tips.  

Plastics. Are. Everywhere. Which also means that every little thing counts.

One of my biggest changes in habits was changing to a reusable tumbler for my morning iced coffee. This saves the straw and lid and cup. The downside is I have to remember to wash it out and bring it with me to the coffee stand! But the shaming I received from my 13 yr old if I forgot was very motivating.

Julie's presentation helped me understand how our small daily choices fit into the bigger picture. The benefit is that I will make more informed choices when shopping for food and other materials!

It's been a quick month! I feel like I have been more aware than ever about plastics this month. 

Julie's presentation on plastics was super informative and facilitated a fantastic discussion around the complexity of assessing the impacts of our choices.

I would suggest that when you multiple the number of single use plastics by the billions of people on the earth or the hundreds of millions in our country you can see how large the impact is. It's important for each of us to help reduce our use is disposable plastics daily.