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Becca David

ACW Climate Team

"To become more mindful of the routines that I can change and to learn about the resources available in the Twin Cities that can build community around climate change action."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 917 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.3
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    0.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted

Becca's actions

On-the-go

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Ditch Disposable Decorations

I will avoid using disposable decorations, such as balloons and plastic table coverings, for special occasions.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Community

Contact My Legislator about EPR

I will learn about extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies for packaging and share my position with the legislators who represent me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 3 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 9
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

At Home

Buy better gum

I will give up gum or choose gum made from chicle or other plastic-free gum bases.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

Plastic-Free Caffeine Routine

I will cut single-use plastics out of my morning drink by switching to reusable coffee pods, tea infusers, and bulk beans or tea leaves.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Home

Ditch the Plastic Dry Cleaning Bags

I will call ahead to ask if I can bring my own garment bag to the dry cleaner or request no bag.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

Make Green Cleaners

I will make  1 of my own cleaning products (cleaners, detergents, soaps) instead of buying them in new spray bottles each time.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • Becca David's avatar
    Becca David 2/29/2024 8:30 AM


    Here I am again ! Waiting for an appointment with my trusty stainless steel coffee mug!

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    Becca David 2/28/2024 9:30 PM


    I don’t find this everywhere but when I do, it’s my go to beverage!

    • Becca David's avatar
      Becca David 2/29/2024 7:01 PM
      Hi, Whole Foods carries it. I pocked it up on the road, in Duluth, Mn.


    • H McCrillis 's avatar
      H McCrillis 2/29/2024 5:35 PM
      I have seen these boxes before - but only during disasters, not on store shelves. I’m also curious about where you bought them.

    • Katherine Boyce's avatar
      Katherine Boyce 2/29/2024 7:45 AM
      Interesting, I've never see these! What is the box made of?

  • Becca David's avatar
    Becca David 2/25/2024 5:08 PM

    Only 5% of what we send to recycling actually gets recycled???!!!


    • Amy Maas's avatar
      Amy Maas 3/01/2024 3:08 PM
      No- it's saying 5% of what was generated was recycled, not what was sent to recycling!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    At Home Make Green Cleaners
    Which household cleaners did you try making? Have you been able to simplify your cleaning routine?

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    Becca David 2/23/2024 9:08 PM
    I make a stain remover that I’ve used for years that’s a solution of blue Dawn dish detergent, hydrogen peroxide and water I honestly can’t tell you that amounts, but it’s a squirt of the first two and fill it up with water to pre-treat organic stains. I learned this when working in an animal hospital years ago, and you never knew what was going to end up on your scrubs seem to do the trick for just about everything and eliminate the need for extra detergent it is a good reuse of a spray or squirt bottle.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Buy Unpackaged Produce
    Why do you think these products have so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

    Becca David's avatar
    Becca David 2/23/2024 9:03 PM
    As far as plastic packaging on produce, I really think it’s serving the distributor. The tighter can be packed into shipping the more the seller is making.

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    Becca David 2/23/2024 8:54 PM
    An article from Outside online magazine talking about PFA’s in waterproof clothing…

    https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/forever-chemicals-pfas/


    • Chris O's avatar
      Chris O 2/26/2024 5:48 PM
      I recently watched a YouTube video showing all the PFAS that are in makeup and it's truly shocking.

      CBC News
      Is your makeup harmful? Testing big brands for 'forever chemicals' (Marketplace)

      https://youtu.be/gPKXk0o8hl8?si=1x1lIM1FgwBEVgf7

  • Becca David's avatar
    Becca David 2/19/2024 6:59 PM
    Today I carpooled with my neighbor who doesn’t drive on what has become our weekly grocery run. (Or did she carpool with me🧐😁???) Anyway, we gather our tote bags and make our run and it’s as much fun as it is plastic avoiding, energy saving and we manage to have fun bounce creative and potentially world changing ideas off of each other. I highly recommend this activity to anyone reading this. It definitely break up the winter doldrums.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    At Home Plastic-Free Caffeine Routine
    How has removing your single-use plastics impacted your caffeine routine?

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    Becca David 2/18/2024 11:04 AM
    I’m definitely more conscientious about taking my travel mug with me. I’ve had no questions or negative feedback about ordering my coffee in my own stainless steel mug!

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    Becca David 2/17/2024 6:41 AM
    Here we go. Happy Saturday! How can you reflect on your recycling efforts today? I found a number seven and it took me by surprise! And the first thing I thought was, how can I reuse this? It will become a paint mixing cup in my art kit.

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    Becca David 2/14/2024 3:27 PM
    I wanted to add this as a response to one of our teammates questions about fashion and swapping and clothing items. There’s a lot of information here and actions that we can take formally and informally- have a look- you can at least see what brands are in support and compliance, and find a lot of statistics to support your own campaigns.

    My question to those of you who are more skilled in the political arena is, how do we make this a federal initiative?


    https://www.thefashionact.org/