
January 20 - February 17, 2021
Community Team
Hennepin County
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Team Impact
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up to351pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to7disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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up to6documentarieswatched
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up to590minutesspent learning
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up to23pieces of litterpicked up
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up to208poundspackaging waste avoided
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up to40plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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up to10plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to19pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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up to13plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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up to22poundswaste avoided
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up to55poundswaste recycled
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up to132zero-waste mealsconsumed
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February 17 at 9:46 AMMy husband went food shopping with me on Monday and he decided against several items because of the plastic and foam tray they were in. Yay!
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February 16 at 9:23 AMJust prior to the start of this challenge, I started to convert any remaining personal care products to products or methods that avoid single use plastic. Once the challenge began, I committed to converting them all (except toothpaste...that one is really tough for me). My favorite recent finds so far have been Youth to the People skin care,...
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February 11 at 12:29 PMknowing that a personal care item is not a one use and toss event makes me motivated to search out, purchase and use a sustainable alternative.
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February 10 at 9:16 PMChecked Seward Co-op's bulk offerings of shampoo, creme rinse, body lotion and am looking forward to refilling the plastic bottles I now have with the bulk products once they are empty. Also found some face lotion packaged in glass rather than plastic. Switching from Cliff bars, etc to homemade trail mix made from bulk items as emergency...
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February 10 at 8:59 PMEasy to find - a hot air popcorn popper. Seems like everyone buys one and then gives it away shortly after...
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February 10 at 1:40 PMThe most satisfying plastic-reducing move during this challenge so far is homemade yogurt. My household tried this for the first time over the weekend using milk from a glass jug and a bit of leftover yogurt previously purchased at the store (in the future, we can use leftovers from yogurt we make). It turned out six servings of really tasty...
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