Peg Hirsch

Thermo King

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
410 Total

Participant Impact

up to

17

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

0.3

pounds

packaging waste avoided
up to

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
up to

14

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
up to

7.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
up to

0.2

pounds

waste avoided
up to

1.5

pounds

waste recycled
up to

1.0

documentaries

watched
up to

90

minutes

spent learning

Peg's Actions

On-the-go

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Pack Waste-Free Lunches

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and reusable containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Switch to compostable floss

I will switch to compostable floss in a reusable container.

Completed
One-Time Action

Personal Care

Purchase Alternative Toothpaste

I will purchase toothpaste powder or toothpaste tabs in plastic-free packaging, or I will make my own!

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Personal Care

Replace My Toothbrush

I will replace 1 plastic toothbrushes in my household with recycled plastic, wood or bamboo toothbrushes.

Completed
One-Time Action

On-the-go

Visit a packaging-free store

I will visit a co-op or zero waste store to check out my local options for bulk products and plastic-free items.

Completed
One-Time Action

On-the-go

Recycle at Work

I will recycle my plastic containers at work, and if I can't find a recycling bin I'll bring the item home with me.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 2 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 3
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.

Completed
One-Time Action

At Home

Recycle Plastic Bags

Instead of trashing them, I will recycle 1 plastic bags per day by bringing them to a drop-off.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Feed

Reflection Question
At Home Recycle Plastic Bags

Has separating your plastic bags for recycling helped you identify how you might reduce how many you have? What are you doing differently now?

Peg Hirsch 2/26/2023 4:41 PM

Wow yes, never tough about how much I buy that comes in a plastic bag. Will switch pancake mix from Hungry Jack to another Pearl Mill as Hungry Jack comes in bag in a box where the other brand does not.

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Peg Hirsch 2/26/2023 4:38 PM

Snow day today and tomorrow won't be going out of the house so will make little progress

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Reflection Question
At Home Watch a Documentary

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

Peg Hirsch 2/16/2023 6:37 PM

The Plastic Problem. I had no ideal the problem was that bad. I see plastic on walks but didn't realize it broke down into smaller pieces. But I can see now how it gets into the waterways.

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Reflection Question
On-the-go Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Peg Hirsch 2/09/2023 4:45 PM

Didn't really notice much in my community until I went to lunch with daughter south of the cities and I was shocked when the water came with straws already in them. Never thought about telling them at time of order not to include straws. Don't recall the last time that happened here.

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Reflection Question
Kids Pack Waste-Free Lunches

How do you make sure that your child keeps track of the reusable containers you send with them to lunch? Have you had any trouble with lost containers?

Peg Hirsch 2/09/2023 4:41 PM

No kids, I just have to keep track of my own containers.

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