

Sara Payne
"EARTH! FIRE! WIND! WATER! HEART! By your powers combined..I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!"
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 1,432 Total
Participant Impact
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up to1community eventshosted or attended
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up to1documentarieswatched
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up to5conversationswith people
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up to50minutesspent learning
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up to41plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to22plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
Sara's Actions
Food
Start Composting
I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.
Personal Care
Back in the Bowl
I will purchase refillable beauty products.
Lifestyle
Homemade Cleaners
I will make 2 of my own cleaning products at home.
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.
Community
Research Local Waste Sites
I will spend 30 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.
Personal Care
Pretty oh so Pretty
I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.
Family
Discover Together
I will spend 10 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.
Lifestyle
Natural Fibers
When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.
Community
Host a Watch Party
I will host a watch party with friends and/or colleagues to watch and discuss a movie about plastics.
Lifestyle
Reusable Face Coverings
Disposable masks are made of mixed materials and not recyclable. When possible, I will reduce my waste while protecting myself and others by wearing a reusable face covering when in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
Personal Care
Pearly Whites
I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!
Food
Say No to Plastic Bags
If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Food
Minimize Packaging
I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.
Food
Use Reusables at Work
I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.
Food
Skip the Straw
I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
Feed
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Reflection QuestionFood Start CompostingDo an inventory of how much food waste you would save from going to the landfill if you start composting all of the time. What are the added benefits of having compost that is readily accessible?
Sara Payne 7/31/2020 10:22 AMHaving a countertop composting container is going to help me keep a lot of food waste out of the landfill because it will make composting more convenient. There have definitely been times where I've just thrown food scraps in the trash can because it's dark/raining/cold out and I don't want to take them outside. Having an accessible bin will help me to not be so lazy. -
Reflection QuestionLifestyle Homemade CleanersWhat did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?
Sara Payne 7/31/2020 6:49 AMMaking cleaning products is easy, especially after you read a bunch of books on microbiomes and decide that your cleaning products don't need to be super strong. The biggest difference between making and buying is that I have more control and can make sure I like the ingredients. -
Sara Payne 7/31/2020 6:25 AM“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.” Anne Marie Bonneau-
Erica Brown 7/31/2020 11:03 AM#truth
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Sara Payne 7/30/2020 6:32 AM“No matter how dark the cloud, there is always a thin, silver lining, and that is what we must look for. The silver lining will come, if not to us then to next generation or the generation after that. And maybe with that generation the lining will no longer be thin.” Wangari Maathai -
Sara Payne 7/29/2020 7:10 AMOnly three days left! I'm going to buy some composting stuff today so I can check that challenge off. -
Sara Payne 7/28/2020 8:04 AMGot my toothpaste bite things! They are weird, but I don't dislike them. -
Sara Payne 7/27/2020 4:15 PMGot another yogurt jar for storing touch-up paint! No cute logo, though :( -
Sara Payne 7/26/2020 9:10 AMI found a short, rectangular trash can at target that fits paper bags perfectly and I'm super excited about it. -
Reflection QuestionPersonal Care Back in the BowlWhy is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?
Sara Payne 7/25/2020 4:30 PMIt's hard to understand the environmental impacts we have because we often don't see them and aren't directly affected by them. Also, being the world's most idiotic species, realizing that there are consequences for our actions isn't really something we do. -
Sara Payne 7/25/2020 8:49 AMAte with a tiny bamboo fork today, so that was cute.