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Katherine Boyce

ACW Climate Action Team

"Waste less, want less. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,327 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    50
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    1.3
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted

Katherine's actions

At Home

Shop Used

I will buy secondhand goods to reduce the demand for new plastic products and avoid packaging.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook Meals with Zero Plastic Waste

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 15
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

Community

Pick Up Plastic Litter

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of plastic litter each day and dispose of it responsibly.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

REDUCE MY MILES DRIVEN

I will cut down the miles I drive to reduce microplastic shedding from tires. Alternatives include riding public transit, walking, biking, carpooling and combining trips.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support a Sharing Economy

I will support the sharing economy by joining a community tool exchange, toy library, or buy nothing group.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Write letters, emails or sign petitions

I will write or sign 1 letters, emails or petitions to advocate my position on plastic-free policies. 

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Make Your Own

I will try a new recipe or food preparation method, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed


  • Katherine Boyce's avatar
    Katherine Boyce 2/28/2025 11:42 AM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    Great job everyone! If you have a moment, call your legislators and tell them to block the current efforts to ROLL BACK the PFAS and e-waste progress we made last year. https://act.cleanwater.org/page/163640/action/1?ea.tracking.id=email&ea.url.id=7899642&forwarded=true

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      Michelle B 2/28/2025 2:26 PM
      • 24-DAY STREAK
      Thanks for sharing this! I called pre-challenge and am happy to report that my GOP MN state senator is all for the PFAS law and voted for it and will do her part to make sure it goes through as planned. I was amazed. I will be tracking the progress and following up.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care
    With the change in your products and routine, do you feel your appearance has also changed, or do your new products achieve the same outcomes?

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    Katherine Boyce 2/28/2025 8:51 AM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    It has been really difficult to find plastic-free makeup in any stores. I'm not much of a makeup person in general, so I'm starting from scratch...I want a clean (EWG verified) and plastic-free foundation, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to shade match online. Anyone know of stores that sell good products in person?

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    Katherine Boyce 2/27/2025 5:17 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    The plastics I will have the hardest time eliminating are home-remodel plastics: everything is either made of or shipped in some kind of plastic, foam, adhesive, or film. I hate it and it feels all but unavoidable.

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    Katherine Boyce 2/26/2025 1:19 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    It feels great to be biking places again!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    What are the benefits of a sharing economy? How has joining a sharing economy change the dynamics you have with the stuff you use and with your friends, family and/or neighbors?

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    Katherine Boyce 2/26/2025 1:15 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    Besides reducing cost and waste, I find that participating in a sharing economy like Buy Nothing helps me psychologically; it reminds me how many other people are out there trying to be resourceful and conscientious with their belongings.

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      Margo Ashmore 2/26/2025 8:03 PM
      • 28-DAY STREAK
      So true! The #1 antidote for climate angst is to do something and do it in community. Go Katherine - once again you've been a prolific role model in the Plastic-Free Challenge. Go Team ACW!

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    Katherine Boyce 2/25/2025 9:44 AM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    Today I'm making vegetable stock from scraps I've collected in my freezer.

    • Michelle  B's avatar
      Michelle B 2/25/2025 10:41 AM
      • 24-DAY STREAK
      I’m finding I’m managing my food waste better doing this challenge, also

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    Katherine Boyce 2/24/2025 8:34 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    Now that the snow has melted, a lot more litter is visible. A good reminder to bring a garbage bag on my next walk...

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      H McCrillis 2/25/2025 2:00 AM
      • 28-DAY STREAK
      Yeah, I picked up some more today while donating a book to one of the neighborhood’s local libraries.

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    Katherine Boyce 2/23/2025 4:05 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    Nice to be able to avoid so many single-use plastic containers by shopping in bulk at the coop.

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    Katherine Boyce 2/23/2025 4:05 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    I didn't meet any of my specific goals today. We are replacing various windows in our home which is good for lowering our home's energy use, but bad for how much waste construction generates. Plastic tapes and foams and packaging galore.

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    Katherine Boyce 2/22/2025 6:42 PM
    • 28-DAY STREAK
    I dropped several bags full of plastic bags and film off at a store drop-off site today. I always wonder how much of it gets recycled or not.