Henrique Martha de Oliveira

Thermo King

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
284 Total

Participant Impact

up to

22

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

7.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
up to

2.4

pounds

packaging waste avoided
up to

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
up to

19

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
up to

14

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
up to

5.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
up to

0.1

pounds

waste recycled

Henrique's Actions

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

Use A Reusable Mug or Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Stop Buying Water

I will stop buying water and instead use water from the tap or invest in a water filter if water quality is a concern.

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Ditch the Baggie

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

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 1 plastic bags each shopping trip by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 4
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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Kids

Provide Alternatives

I will provide daily plastic-free alternatives (straws, water bottles, cutlery, bar soap, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.) for my family to use.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Feed

Reflection Question
On-the-go Visit a packaging-free store

Did you find anything at the store that you didn't expect? What was it, and did you find it useful?

Henrique Martha de Oliveira 2/27/2023 8:45 AM

I visited a food coop that offers many products in bulk. For sure I'll go there more frequently now. But I was surprised to see many product offerings in conventional plastic packages. I also noticed some prices are sometimes 50% higher than in other conventional groceries. This means that plastic avoidance not only requires extra dedication from consumers, since plastic packaging is very convenient and is everywhere. It also demands additional expenses, which might limit the replacement of plastic among lower income populations.

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Reflection Question
Kids Provide Alternatives

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) does your household use regularly, and what substitutes are you trying?

Henrique Martha de Oliveira 2/06/2023 12:03 PM

Mostly straws and ready to eat food packages. We are banning straws at home and slowly avoiding to acquire single use food plastic packages.

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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?

Henrique Martha de Oliveira 2/06/2023 12:01 PM

Kids are engaging quickly to this initiative

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Reflection Question
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these products have so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Henrique Martha de Oliveira 2/06/2023 12:00 PM

It's serving all players: consumer, product producers and packaging producers. But at a very high environmental cost, which is not accounted. We need redo our costs.

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