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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, 2025
Tammy Blatt's avatar

Tammy Blatt

Wagner

"To try and become more aware about plastics and reduce my carbon footprint even more."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 258 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    10
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning

Tammy 's actions

Plastics 101

Put compostable plastics in the right place 

I will make sure any BPI-certified compostable plastic products I use will be disposed of correctly by putting them in my curbside compost/food scraps bin or taking them to a drop-off location and not placing them in the regular recycling.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

On-the-go

Use Reusables at Work

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Plastics 101

Read Plastic-Free Challenge emails

I will read through the three emails each week to learn more about plastic and get ideas on how to use less.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Plastics 101

Learn about bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastic

I will learn about what different descriptions and marketing terms mean when used on plastics.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Know the Numbers

The numbers #1-7 on plastics tell us a lot and can help us be better recyclers. I will learn more about what the symbols on plastics mean.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 2 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Ditch the Baggie

I will ditch the zippered plastic bags for food storage and switch to reusable containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Switching to compostable garbage

Change from throwing my compostable stuff in to my homemade compost bin to the compostable trash can from the city. I just need to get compostable bags.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Putting the compostable stuff in the city compost trash can.

Adding the compostable stuff to the compostable city trash can.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?