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Jim Borisevich

City of Brooklyn Park

"Reducing waste and increase Recycling"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,210 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    29
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    29
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.5
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    15
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    58
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Jim's actions

On-the-go

Refill travel toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me 

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Complete a waste audit

I will spend 60 minutes conducting a waste audit- including recyclables and compost- to understand how much plastic waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook Meals with Zero Plastic Waste

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Make Thoughtful Toy Purchases

I will buy cloth, wooden or plant-based natural rubber toys. Or I will make my own toys from repurposed items found in my home!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

SUPPORT BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN MNIMIZE

MNimize works to reduce single-use plastic at food service businesses. I will visit a participating location or tell a business I frequent about the resources available to them.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Use Plastic-Free Beauty Packaging

I will use beauty products that come in plastic-free packaging or refillable packaging.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

On-the-go

Use reusable to-go containers

I will use a restaurant's deposit system for reusable cups and/or takeout containers.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

Each trip to the grocery store I will purchase 4 products from the bulk section using my own containers.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

Plan a Garden

I will plan an herb or vegetable garden for next year at my home, workplace, or community garden.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Avoid Harmful Plastics

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polyvinyl, polystyrene and polycarbonate (#3,#6 and #7).

COMPLETED 29
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Kids Make Thoughtful Toy Purchases
    Does your child play differently with natural or repurposed toys than with other toys? If so, how?

    Jim Borisevich's avatar
    Jim Borisevich 2/16/2024 3:36 AM
    He does not, and that is the great thing about a child's mind, it is endless in imagination.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Shop the Bulk Bins
    How has buying bulk impacted the quality of the food you receive? Why do you think our society relies more on prepackaged foods rather than buying in bulk?

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    Jim Borisevich 2/09/2024 9:43 AM
    I think pre packaged foods are sought after because it it "easier" and less time consuming. I find it cheaper and more cost effective to purchase in bulk.

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    Jim Borisevich 2/09/2024 9:39 AM
    Hope everyone has good weekend!