Abby Drehmel

City of Robbinsdale

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
541 Total

Participant Impact

up to

5.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
up to

1.7

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

0.8

pounds

packaging waste avoided
up to

1.0

advocacy actions

completed
up to

5.0

minutes

spent learning

Abby's Actions

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 3 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Ditch the Baggie

I will ditch the zippered plastic bags for food storage and switch to reusable containers.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Food

Make Your Own

I will try a new recipe or food preparation method, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support the MNimize Campaign

MNimize works to reduce single-use plastic at food service businesses. I will visit a participating location or tell a business I frequent about the resources available to them.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Footprint

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

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Cook Meals with Zero Plastic Waste

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

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

On-the-go

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 2
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

Feed

Abby Drehmel 2/16/2023 7:21 AM

Going along with the documentaries, I also want to read more. I just got a new book called "Wasted: How We Squander Time, Money, and Natural Resources-and What We Can Do About It". I'm excited to give it a try!

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Abby Drehmel 2/08/2023 7:23 AM

I want to start watching more media that involves climate change, the planet, etc. I didn't realize Disney Plus had a ton of documentaries on those topics. A goal for myself is to watch them once a week in exchange for other shows/movies.

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Abby Drehmel 2/07/2023 7:45 AM

Food is a big area in my life that uses a lot of plastic. I currently use reusable glass tupperware, but I am still using plastic ziplock bags. That is something I am looking to change before this challenge is over!

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Abby Drehmel 2/06/2023 8:25 AM

Through calculating my plastic footprint, I realized there are a lot of areas in my life I need to reduce plastic in. Great eye opener!

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