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Welcome to Plastic-Free Challenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Plastic-Free Challenge expert in no time!

Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County
Plastic-Free Challenge
February 1 - February 28, 2026

Collective Impact

Small actions add up to big impact — this is what happens when thousands of actions are taken together.

Have you joined the challenge yet? Be part of the collective impact.

  • 13,113
    actions COMPLETED
  • 962
    participants
  • 110
    teams
  • UP TO
    1,851
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    8,281
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    721
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,325
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    596
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    33
    waste audits
    conducted
  • UP TO
    2,875
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    147
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    271
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    392
    pounds
    waste recycled
  • UP TO
    2,196
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,509
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    161
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    263
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    29
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    18,572
    minutes
    spent learning