Jessica Hoffman
"Create less waste today. "
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 1,471 Total
Participant Impact
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up to1community eventshosted or attended
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up to1donationsmade
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up to455minutesspent learning
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up to140pieces of litterpicked up
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up to35plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to1waste auditsconducted
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up to73zero-waste mealsconsumed
Jessica's Actions
Food
Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal
I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.
Lifestyle
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.
Lifestyle
Travel Eating
If traveling, I will bring my own snacks and meals in my own containers to avoid the waste of take-out containers.
Lifestyle
Travel Smart
If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.
Lifestyle
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.
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community that follows the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.
Community
Raise Money For a Nonprofit
I will raise money to support a nonprofit dedicated to plastic pollution reduction.
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day while following the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.
Lifestyle
Homemade Cleaners
I will make 4 of my own cleaning products at home.
Food
Start Composting
I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.
Food
Plant a Garden
I will plant a herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, dorm room, or community garden.
Community
Estimate My Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral
I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.
Personal Care
See the Green
I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.
Food
Make My Own
I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.
Food
Use Reusable Containers
I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).
Feed
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Jessica Hoffman 7/31/2020 6:17 PMThank you Ecochallenge for a great month of learning! Looking forward to new challenges and actions to try! -
Jessica Hoffman 7/30/2020 6:16 PMWe are almost done with this challenge but be sure to keep these practices going year round!
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Jessica Hoffman 7/29/2020 6:21 PMWas really excited tonight because I got some amazing new water color paper delivered in the mail to start book illustations. Opened box and it was filled with plast air balloons. :( At least they are recycleable....??? -
Reflection QuestionLifestyle Complete a Waste AuditWhat did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?
Jessica Hoffman 7/28/2020 6:24 PMFound I'm actually doing better with this than I thought. A large part of trash audits is trying to reduce recyclables and food waste in the trash. I already am dedicated to recycling and have composted for years so doing well there. The majority of my waste is primarily non-recyclable plastic related to food, cat litter waste (going to just start chucking this over fence), other non-recyclable plastic items, tissues, and meat scraps that I can't compost. With trying to make better purchasing choices this month, I did notice our trash reduced by at least 1/3 over the last two weeks. I am worried though about losing our last recycling options as they seem to be dropping like flies... -
Jessica Hoffman 7/27/2020 6:41 PMLooking forward to finishing strong. Though this challenge is almost over, definitely have several new ideas and habits to practice year round to reduce my single-plastic use. -
Jessica Hoffman 7/26/2020 6:31 PMGreat day cleaning up High Point Lake- kayak style! Thank you Erin S. for joing me today! Collected almost 40 gallons of plastic trash including a bottle that had a stray inside. Double points for that one!-
Martha Regester 7/27/2020 2:37 PMGood work, team!
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Reflection QuestionCommunity Join a Cleanup EffortHow does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
Jessica Hoffman 7/26/2020 6:24 PMIt felt great to working with someone of like mind to try to do something positive for the environment. Often it can feel like I am the odd man out and being around others who care about the environment felt very energizing and hopeful. -
Jessica Hoffman 7/25/2020 5:32 PMLooking forward to my plastic clean-up event tomorrow- kayak style! Shout out to Erin S. for joining me!
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Jessica Hoffman 7/24/2020 4:40 PMAnother plastics culprit in my fridge- spreadable butter. Have always had stick butter for cooking and the spreadable to actually put on things like bread which comes in a plastic tub. Just found on-line how absolutely easy it is to make spreadable butter (stored in the fridge) from the stick stuff. All they do is mix it with some oil and salt. Duh. Can play around with different oils but one I'm going to try first is grapeseed oil.-
Martha Regester 7/27/2020 2:39 PMNever thought of making spreadable butter. We eat so much of it (I guess) that it just sits out under its little butter cover.
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Jessica Hoffman 7/23/2020 2:34 PMIt was trash day in our neighborhood this morning. Since they have stopped all recycling in my town, the bins have been OVERFLOWING with not only plastics but all manner of recyclable items. Back to feeling depressed again. But working on at least planning my litter clean-up activity this weekend.