City of Bloomington

The challenge has been a good reminder on creating new plastic free habits. I brought my lunch to work most days I was in the office and always had reusable serving ware and utensils.

i am using up the stash of plastic bags i have for scooping cat litter. my target doesnt offer paper bags so remembering to grab the reusables from my trunk needs to be top of mind.

i bought a box of compostable sandwich bags and i find them very useful for freezing chopped up veggies and frozen tablespoons of lemon or lime juice.

Parties at work are where they usually show up. i will ask the person in charge of our pot lucks to recommend compostable cutlery going-forward.

I made my own salad dressing! This is one packaged item that I typically choose to make myself because I can control the flavors and make it as I need it, rather than committing to a full bottle of one dressing. I also made granola bars from a boxed protein ball mix (Kodiak brand) this month, which was a fun baby step towards making my own...

My zero waste kit win from the other night: from our plethora of takeout utensils, I was able to assemble two nice matching sets of fork/knife/spoons and sewed pouches for the sets from fabric I was going to throw away (holey socks). Now I have two lightweight, portable utensil sets. I'm leaving one in my car for impromptu snacks, and will use...

Last weekend I was traveling to visit friends, and had room to bring along a reusable travel mug. I ended up not making as much use of it as I had intended because I would forget it when we were headed out and about. Fortunately, we did a lot of sit down meals, but I could have avoided an extra coffee cup or two. Low waste while traveling is...

Another good plastic free challenge! The actions are so inclusive and educational.

As the challenge winds down, I thought the waste audit was super helpful and seeing things in the trash made me consider alternatives and take on other action ideas in the challenge. However, I still need to be aware, because on Saturday I went out to eat. I had a reusable straw with me and it completely escaped me to mention it and the...

love making healthy treats for my pug.