Kent Fritz-Smead

Seward Neighborhood

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
177 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.4

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

34

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

0.4

pounds

waste recycled
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning

Kent's actions

Community

Pick Up Plastic Litter

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of plastic litter each day and dispose of it responsibly.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Plastics 101

I will perform an audit of how many food containers of purchased food are plastic and try to find equivalent food items in non-plastic containerss.

Reduce the number of plastic food containers we bring into our home. I'd like to reduce by three the number of food items we regularly purchase that come in plastic containers.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Plastics 101

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about plastic waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Plastics 101

Recycle Plastic Caps

I will recycle 2 plastic caps per day by placing them back on the plastic bottles before placing them in my recycling bin.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

On-the-go

Use reusable to-go containers

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

On-the-go

Re-usable container for take home food

I want to bring a re-usable container the next time I go to a favorite restaurant where we eat and order the specialty dessert at table service along with our meal and then transfer the dessert from the plate to the re-usable take-home container, thereby avoiding the single use plastic container the restaurant typically sends us home with.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

On-the-go

Visit a packaging-free store

I will visit a co-op or zero waste store to check out my local options for bulk products and plastic-free items.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Kent Fritz-Smead 2/24/2025 3:26 PM
At the out-start, I said I would find at least three replacement options for food products that I purchase and use regularly. I have successfully done that finding equivalent products in glass containers for apple sauce, lemon juice (which I use to help prolong the shelf life of certain foods, like guacamole) and vinaigret salad dressing (as much as I like the Newman's Own!). I'm feeling good about this last one as I struggled to find an alternative that suited my tastes.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
Kent Fritz-Smead 2/05/2025 10:09 AM
Other people see me picking up recyclable items along the street, curb and front yard shrubbery. They also see me depositing the stuff in nearby recycling bins.

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