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October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Jean Taylor

EcoINL

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 434 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    200
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    310
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Jean's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 60 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 10 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED -2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Jean Taylor 10/18/2019 6:20 AM
    I've reused plastic grocery bags as garbage bags in the past. With reusable grocery bags, I now need to come up with an eco-friendly alternative to plastic garbage bags, that don't leak.

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    Jean Taylor 10/17/2019 10:34 AM
    This challenge and the issue of plastic waste reminds me of a photo in National Geographic of a seahorse with its tail wrapped around a Q-tip.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Jean Taylor 10/07/2019 10:28 AM
    Looked at the options for purchasing reusable straws. Collapsible, reusable straws would be convenient, but I didn't find any in the stores where I checked.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use Reusable Bags
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

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    Jean Taylor 10/07/2019 10:25 AM
    I re-used a plastic bags for wet produce, rather than disposing of the old using a new one.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Find Local Recycling Depots
    Our ability to recycle certain things ebbs and flows based upon many factors. Luckily there are places that accept uncommon things to recycle or dispose of in a less harmful way. What did you find when looking for places to recycle items that can't be recycled in your curbside bin?

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    Jean Taylor 10/04/2019 10:31 AM
    Based on findings, I signed up for curbside recycling.