Erik Juhl

Bloomington Plastic-Free Pioneers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
108 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

7.5

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

1.5

pounds

waste avoided
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning

Erik's actions

At Home

Skip the Dryer Sheets

I will replace dryer sheets with a reusable alternative or use nothing at all.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Home

REUSE TRASH BAGS BEFORE PURCHASING NEW

I will reuse existing bags such as pet food bags, grocery bags, or online shopping bags to line my trash bins (or go without plastic liners) and offset using as many new bags as possible.

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

Plastics 101

Complete a waste audit

I will spend 20 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

Plastics 101

Estimate Your Plastic Footprint

I will complete a plastic consumption calculator to learn about my plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Plastics 101

What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?
Erik Juhl 2/18/2025 1:51 PM
It's hard to avoid one-use plastic.

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Erik Juhl 2/05/2025 12:07 PM
My starting point in this challenge is that plastic recycling is a hoax allowing the plastics (petroleum) industry to pretend it's ok to keep making daily mountains of dangerous waste. Even the industry says they don't want us recycling #3,4,6 or 7 plastics. According to California's lawsuit against ExxonMobil, only about 5% of plastic waste in the United States is recycled, and the recycling rate has never exceeded 9%. So I muddle along trying not to encase every tomato or apple I buy into its own produce bag, and look for other ways to avoid single use plastic. But I feel beaten down by how impossible our champions of business have made it to avoid creating plastic waste.

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