Lifestyle

Live a life a little less plastic!

Take on a Lifestyle Challenge by selecting your actions below, and reduce your impact while living intentionally and cultivating peace of mind during the EcoChallenge. It's easier than you think.

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Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.
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Explore the Story of Stuff
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Daily Challenge

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EcoLeader

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
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.
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Action Resources:

Minimize Your Trash with a Trash Audit (Green Indy Blog)

Save Money with a Food Waste Diary

Conduct a Trash Audit (Going Zero Waste)
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One-Time Challenge

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EcoPro

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

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EcoLeader

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.
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Action Resources:

Easy DIY Tub Scrub (Going Zero Waste)

Plastic Free Cleaning
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EcoLeader

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Natural Fibers

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.
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Action Resources:

The Story of Stuff - The Story of Microfibers

Plastic Free Clothing
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EcoPro

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.
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Action Resources:

How to Line Your Rubbish Bin without a Plastic Bag (Treading My Own Path)

Plastic Free Trash Cans

Trash without Plastic Bags (My Plastic Free Life)
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Daily Challenge

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EcoLearner

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
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Action Resources:

The True Cost

Minimalism

A Plastic Ocean

Bag It
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EcoLearner

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.
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Action Resources:

Plastic Free Travel Tips

Plastic Free on the Go

Plastic Free July: Travel
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EcoPro

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Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.
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Action Resources:

Plastic Free Travel Tips

Plastic Free on the Go

Plastic Free July: Travel
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EcoPro

Our challenge levels are determined by four factors involved in completing the action - time, cost, knowledge, and skills. While these factors may vary by participant, the challenge level can help you choose which actions fit best with your lifestyle and goals.
Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.
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Action Resources:

Plastic Free Travel Tips

Plastic Free on the Go

Plastic Free July: Travel
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