"When examined in the long term, ease and convenience can be expensive and unhealthy. Often the practical and monetary cost of making the right choice is well worth it."
Points Total
0
Today
0
This Week
522
Total
Participant Impact
up to
1
community events
hosted or attended
up to
15
disposable cups
not sent to the landfill
up to
1
documentaries
watched
up to
90
minutes
spent learning
up to
76
pieces of litter
picked up
up to
3
pieces of plastic cutlery
not sent to the landfill
up to
1
plastic straws
not sent to the landfill
Edward's Actions
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 4 piece(s) of litter each day.
COMPLETED 19 DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Use a Reusable Mug
I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug.
COMPLETED 15 DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
COMPLETED 3 DAILY ACTIONS
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.
Completed One-Time Action
Food
Use Reusables at Work
I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.
COMPLETED 13 DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Skip the Straw
I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
COMPLETED 1 DAILY ACTION
Lifestyle
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
I'm pleasantly surprised how many people i meet who are aware of the problem of plastics, especially in the oceans, and are open to doing something for Plastic Free July!
It took until the last day but we got out and cleaned up about 40lbs of trash along the roadside and around a local pond! The bags by volume were approximately 75% plastic.
Erica Farrell 7/31/2018 6:04 PM50lbs! Rachel and I collected an extra 10 on our way back. I noticed SO MANY PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS! yikes.
Andrea Lewicki 7/20/2018 10:18 AMWay to go Ed!
mara hart 7/20/2018 6:47 AMSad to see all the litter, but great to hear you're helping out!
