Vivien Fowler

Washington County Staff

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,191 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

22

pounds

packaging waste avoided
UP TO

0.9

pounds

waste avoided
UP TO

98

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

145

zero-waste meals

consumed

Vivien's actions

At Home

Choose Natural Clothing Fibers

I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers like polyester, nylon, acrylic or spandex.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip Single-Use Plastic for Freezing Food

I will use reusable containers when freezing food and opt for glass or metal when purchasing new containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Swap the Snacks

I will swap 5 prepackaged snacks for unpackaged fruits or veggies or homemade or bulk items each time we need more.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

Each trip to the grocery store I will purchase 3 products from the bulk section using my own containers.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

Make Green Cleaners

I will make 3 of my own cleaning products (cleaners, detergents, soaps) instead of buying them in new spray bottles each time.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Home

Ditch the Disposable Cleaning Wipes

I will replace my disposable cleaning wipes with a reusable brush or cloth.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Vivien Fowler 2/29/2024 5:02 PM

There are two DVDs documentary that you might want to check out, i.e., Science Kids: Plastic & Chemical Pollution - Oceans & Sea Life in Peril and Plastic Earth. Watch it and then have a great discussion about it.

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- Layl McDill 2/29/2024 5:14 PM
  
  Thanks for the suggestions! I just watched two other good documentaries- "Ice on Fire" and "The Biggest Little Farm"- they aren't specifically about plastics but both gave me some hope for being able to fix what we've done to the earth so far.
  
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Vivien Fowler 2/28/2024 8:39 AM

There are many PBS Newshour documentaries regarding the plastic problems you might want to check them out on YouTube. It really helps me to better understand the greatest threats to our environment and health, and the small changes or steps we can all take to eliminate plastic waste from our life.

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Vivien Fowler 2/28/2024 8:28 AM

You might find this book, "Can I Recycle This?" by Jennie Romer interesting, informative and educational to better understand recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics.

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Vivien Fowler 2/28/2024 8:23 AM

As a suggestion, "This Book Is Not Garbage," by Isabel Thomas is a good read for you, your family, and/or friends. It has cute illustrations by Alex Paterson about 50 ways to ditch plastic, reduce trash, and save the world!

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Vivien Fowler 2/27/2024 12:51 PM

Today I watched a 79-minutes informative, hard hitting and educational film called "Inside the Garbage of the World Documentary - The Ugly Truth About Plastic Pollution" presented by Philppe & Maxine Carillo. It's about the environmental problem of plastic pollution with emphasizes regarding personal responsibility in this global disaster. Thought you might want to check it out at your local library.

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Vivien Fowler 2/26/2024 3:50 PM

First, you need to care about our environment, and there are so many ways, alternatives or options for us to give up plastic. This challenge has made me more conscious of plastic pollution and making a difference or small changes of giving up plastic in personal care, cleaning products, and zero waste food - cooking, packaging, and storage by instilling the invaluable insights, tips and resources into my daily life or practice.

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Vivien Fowler 2/25/2024 10:39 AM

While I was meeting a friend for lunch in Hastings, I shared the Plastic-Free Challenge home page with her on the different resources available to her if she wants to start challenging herself on ways of giving up plastics and we also checked out the Spiral Natural Foods to purchase beans, herbs, spices, teas, and so forth.

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Vivien Fowler 2/24/2024 5:38 PM

Today I reminded my family to ditch disposable cleaning wipes and replace them with reusable cloth/rag for cleaning purposes.

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Vivien Fowler 2/24/2024 5:35 PM

I started sharing tips with family members and friends of reducing hazardous chemical at home, including making own cleaning products with simple, less toxic ingredients.

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Vivien Fowler 2/24/2024 5:31 PM

I finally finished reading "How to Give Up Plastic" by Will McCallum. A great read summarizing problem with plastic to giving up plastic on a daily basis from kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, to workplace, etc.; stories of hope and success in a global movement against plastic; and solutions and great tips of changes you can take to reduce plastic.

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- Laurie Kilfoy 2/25/2024 8:30 PM
  
  Good to know of such books. I’m learning a lot throughout the challenge.
  
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