Colette Johnson

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"To do my part in helping the environment. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
445 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

17

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill

Colette's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Colette Johnson 4/17/2019 7:50 AM

As the month continues I feel that it is getting easier and easier to implement these challenges into my everyday life. I have even started trying to get all of my roommates to participate with me! Some are easier to convenience than others but I know they all know the benefits surrounding the elimination of single use plastic in our world. I hope to finish out this month strong and carry it into my future as well.

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Colette Johnson 4/11/2019 9:37 AM

I drink coffee every day, and sometimes when I am running late I have to get my coffee from a coffee shop. I realized that since this month I am already trying to change my behavior by not using any plastic bags, I might as well try to change another behavior to try to help the planet even more. Since I get coffee from different shops I decided to stop using their to-go cups and start bringing in my own travel mug. This is another small step but it will help with the waste that I contribute to the landfills. This might be a challenge for me because if I haven't had my coffee yet that morning I am very forgetful, so remembering my mug will definitely be a challenge.

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Colette Johnson 4/08/2019 8:33 AM

Although, I did not accept any disposable bag my roommates, who purchased something for me, did. Technically I didn't accept any bags but because I forgot to tell my roommates not to get one for me I felt like I still failed to not accept any. Next time I will try to remember to tell my roommates to skip the bag for me and maybe even for themselves!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?

Colette Johnson 4/04/2019 10:18 AM

My very first time doing this challenge for the month I found myself in this situation. For me, I decided that since I had purchased multiple things I couldn't carry all the things out in my hands so, I opted to buy a new reusable bag. Although, this isn't the best option because I am not limiting my consumption and I did not necessarily need another reusable bag. Since this was the first time I decided as a punishment to buy another reusable bag to keep in my car and to remind me to always bring them in when I go shopping.

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Colette Johnson 4/04/2019 9:11 AM

I went to Target today and as per the usual, I forgot my reusable bags. Instead of just doing what I always do and just use the plastic bags I decided to purchase a new reusable bag as sort of a punishment to myself for forgetting my own. After I brought in my groceries I immediately brought all of my reusable bags out to my car so that next time I can just run back out to my car instead of buying a new bag.

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