Sharon Pleimling
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 885 Total
Participant Impact
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up to27zero-waste mealsconsumed
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up to7.5pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to1.4poundspackaging waste avoided
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up to75pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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up to38plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
Sharon's Actions
Food
Ditch the Baggie
I will ditch the zippered plastic bags for food storage and switch to reusable containers.
On-the-go
Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 4 pieces of plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
At Home
Avoid Harmful Plastics
I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polyvinyl, polystyrene and polycarbonate (#3,#6 and #7).
At Home
Ditch the Plastic Dry Cleaning Bags
I will call ahead to ask if I can bring my own garment bag to the dry cleaner or request no bag.
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.
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.
Feed
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Sharon Pleimling 2/27/2023 2:55 PMI bought a refillable water bottle. Had to be lightweight, able to hang from my backpack and be unnoticeable. -
Sharon Pleimling 2/17/2023 11:51 AMIt's hard to find a store where you can refill containers. -
Sharon Pleimling 2/06/2023 7:16 AMAre there ways to avoid plastics in the world of medicine?-
Arlene Freeberg 2/07/2023 1:47 PMI give our prescription bottles to a resource that gives them to the Humane Society so they do not have to buy containers when the animals need medicine. I am not sure how to go about that but could check. -
Sheila Sheldon 2/06/2023 1:55 PMI found this article from August of 2020. It was interesting and had a few ideas.
https://medium.com/@tramos30/reducing-plastic-waste-of-the-pharmacy-pill-bottle-c59a7b5b9bb4 -
Robin Chen 2/06/2023 1:40 PMWe think about that a lot. Wouldn't it be great to see programs started that took plastic medical waste, send it back to the manufacturer so they could make the same product again. Closing the production, recycle loop. Something to dream about. -
Sheila Sheldon 2/06/2023 12:55 PMThat's a really great question! I would think getting prescriptions in 3-month quantities vs. monthly would be a start. I wonder if those bottles can be recycled. I'll have to see if I can find anything out about this.
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Sharon Pleimling 2/06/2023 7:15 AMI wonder how to avoid plastic Restasis, daily use, dispensers.-
Sheila Sheldon 2/06/2023 1:02 PMI was just reading that in 2017 the FDA approved Restasis, multi-dose. Not sure if it's still around but you could ask your doctor/pharmacy.
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Sharon Pleimling 2/01/2023 2:02 PMFreeze left-overs in reusable containers. -
Sharon Pleimling 1/06/2023 1:33 PMWe are trying to live like this. It is not easy to refill containers. -
Sharon Pleimling 1/06/2023 1:33 PMWe are trying to live like this. It is not easy to refill containers.