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Plastic-Free Challenge

February 1 - February 28, 2025

Elizabeth Mitchell

Sustainbility Stewards

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
299 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

0.3

pounds

packaging waste avoided
UP TO

25

minutes

spent learning

Elizabeth's actions

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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Pick Up Plastic Litter

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my low-waste actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 1 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Personal Care

Purchase Alternative Toothpaste

I will purchase toothpaste powder or toothpaste tabs in plastic-free packaging.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Buy Bulk Kitty Litter

I will purchase bulk cat litter where I can refill and keep using the same container.

UNCOMPLETED
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

WASH COLD, LINE DRY

I will wash my clothing in cold water and hang it to dry to reduce the amount of microplastic shedding and to prolong the life of my garments.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Personal Care

Switch to a natural loofah or wash cloth

I will replace my synthetic loofah with a natural loofah or wash cloth.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Elizabeth Mitchell 2/17/2025 8:14 AM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
- 7-DAY STREAK
Over the weekend I proved the "poor planning generates more waste" concept when I went to Target to buy some cat food and ended up buying three snack items (because I forgot to eat before I left to run errands) that all used plastic film packaging. I convinced myself that the outer boxboard packaging was the only packaging and completely forgot about the secondary plastic packaging that most snacks come in!

I wanted to share this mistake as a lesson learned to hopefully remind people to plan ahead as it can not only save time and effort but also prevent single-use waste from being generated!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care

In what ways has your shower experience changed since you stopped using a synthetic loofah?
Elizabeth Mitchell 2/10/2025 7:52 AM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
- 7-DAY STREAK
I had planned on switching from a loofah to bar soap for body wash once I finished my bottle of body wash and the timing just happened to land during this challenge!

I have noticed that I use less soap in general. I also use less water since I had to clean my loofah after using it to make sure it didn't get gross before my next use. I will definitely not go back to using a loofah after this experience and am excited to try out different bars of soap from local businesses :)

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