
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 1,340 Total
Participant Impact
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up to2community eventshosted or attended
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up to1documentarieswatched
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up to2conversationswith people
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up to293minutesspent learning
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up to33plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to90pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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up to34plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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up to1waste auditsconducted
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up to58zero-waste mealsconsumed
Martha's Actions
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
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.
Personal Care
Lather Up
I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditioners with either a bar or refillable option.
Pets
Try a Pet Shampoo Bar
I will replace my pet's shampoo with an eco-friendly shampoo bar.
Family
Natural Paints
I will paint rooms in my home with low/no VOC or natural paints.
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
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.
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).
Food
Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
Food
Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal
I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.
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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Martha Regester 7/31/2020 11:46 AMSuper proud of all of our GSC teams! It's a fun challenge for a sobering global problem.-
Jessica Hoffman 7/31/2020 6:25 PMAgree!! Fantastic showing for all of us on a national scale. Well done!!!
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Martha Regester 7/31/2020 11:43 AM -
Reflection QuestionLifestyle Complete a Waste AuditWhat did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?
Martha Regester 7/31/2020 6:41 AMMy trash audit pointed out a couple areas I can be better. I already compost, use t-shirt rags for cleaning vs paper, and recycle/reuse when possible. But I am really bad about mail waste and could be better about online options and following up on the amount of junk mail. It's not horrible, but the political season is starting to rev up, which means fliers I don't want to read. What I have really noticed is the amount of recycling and trash that go to the curb - we have been limited in the plastics and cartons that go out, making careful shopping even more important!
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Martha Regester 7/30/2020 10:45 AMAnd since there are picnic tables in Country Park I peeked into what is being thrown away. Sure hate styrofoam, and lots of plastic clamshells and packaging. : ( What happened to packing a picnic at home and taking it with you?-
Jessica Hoffman 7/30/2020 6:17 PMAnd the aluminum cans!?!?! Shame on humanity.
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Martha Regester 7/30/2020 9:33 AMI store a lot of my grains/pasta/beans in glass jars, which is great when I buy from bins . . . but sometimes this backfires. It's hard for me to tell the steel cut oats from bulgur. FYI - they are not interchangeable in tabbouleh! -
Martha Regester 7/29/2020 8:46 AMWoohoo! Look who took the top spot. Conservation competition is a good thing!
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Sam Young 7/29/2020 8:55 AMWHOA!!! Martha, gettin it done!
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Reflection QuestionCommunity Host a Watch PartyHow does hosting a watch party help you to get to know your guests, connect them to the cause you are focusing on, and build your community?
Martha Regester 7/29/2020 6:52 AMAs with my plastic cleanup, my "community" was my family - Jeff and Ben. Ben is majoring in environmental science/marine biology, so the 90 minute documentary "The Story of Plastic" was a good choice. I would like to say we are hopeful but more like totally demoralized. It's nice to think of the next generation's work and how we support a path forward - this movie made it clear that personal actions are cool but not the root of action needed. And Ben's comment was that we can't get our nation to work together with the very present life-threatening COVID so how can we tackle climate change and plastics? I don't know what to tell him.-
Jessica Hoffman 7/29/2020 6:17 PMSadness. I had watching a documentary originally on my action lists but ended up trading it out for something else because of these very reasons. Didn't want to feel demoralized which I feel is all too typical whith these things.
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Martha Regester 7/29/2020 6:48 AMI was saving my donation for a special occasion and here it is - $30 in honor of Sam's 30th birthday. Well, you look about 30 . . .-
Jessica Hoffman 7/29/2020 6:15 PMNice Martha!
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Sam Young 7/29/2020 8:56 AMWell I feel honored Martha, thank you on both accounts;)
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Martha Regester 7/28/2020 1:56 PMHey Team - we are ranked 44 out of 380 teams! Not too shabby for 5 members!-
Jessica Hoffman 7/28/2020 6:02 PMThe "force" is with us!! Go team!
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