Christina Martinez
7/31/2024 9:55 AM
Orange peels were utilized in a water bottle spray with apple cider vinegar and water to disinfect the counters and make them smell nice
July 1 - July 31, 2024
Christina Martinez
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 500 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO12plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
Christina's actions
Kitchen
Give Veggie Scraps Another Life
Vegetable broth cartons are not easily recycled and often not accepted for recycling at all. To avoid or reduce my use of these cartons, I will save my vegetable scraps and fresh herb stems to make homemade vegetable broth instead.
Kitchen
Use What You Have
The only thing worse than a single-use item is a zero-use item! I will use (and use up) what I already have in my home before buying something new.
Kitchen
Is it trash...or a trash bag?
The plastic industry has convinced us that some plastic bags are "trash bags," while others are just "trash." Instead of throwing empty bags away (such as bread bags, pet food bags, etc.), I will reuse them as trash bags.
Kitchen
Embrace Imperfection
Eliminating 100% of all plastic from our lives simply isn't possible. Throughout this month, I will embrace imperfection in my plastic-free journey while exploring and testing new ways to reduce my plastic footprint.
Participant Feed
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONKitchen Use What You HaveBesides the economic benefits of using the things we already own, how can this practice impact our lives in other ways and influence the way we interact with "things"?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONKitchen Embrace ImperfectionHow has embracing imperfection impacted your plastic-free journey?
Christina Martinez 7/13/2024 9:51 AMI knitted a few new colorful bags for me and my family, so as we go to the groceries, we can utilize them and look cute with them. We also have decided to stop buying water bottles and use our flax and we replace plastic bottled with a 5 gallon Tumblr that we refill at the water station.. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONKitchen Is it trash...or a trash bag?It's only "single-use" if it's only used once! What are some other creative ways to reuse unavoidable "single-use" items?
Christina Martinez 7/11/2024 12:28 PMI got rid of all my plastic cups and to go containers and send them to recycle.
now we have glass cups glass containers for us and our guest.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONKitchen Give Veggie Scraps Another LifeMaking veggie broth from scraps doesn't just reduce waste, it can also save you a ton of money! What are some of the ways you use veggie broth in your kitchen?
Christina Martinez 7/11/2024 12:23 PMI freeze it.. pull it out when it’s needed to make soups. I also process the leftover veggies and make veggie burgers or veggie broth for my cats to mix it in with their food..
