
January 20 - February 17, 2021
Minneapolis College Green
Hennepin County
Points Total
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- 2,170 Total
Team Impact
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up to69pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to11disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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up to4conversationswith people
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up to8minutesspent learning
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up to22pieces of litterpicked up
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up to75poundspackaging waste avoided
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up to24plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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up to6plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to3pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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up to10poundswaste avoided
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up to10poundswaste recycled
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up to38zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
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February 17 at 9:20 PMI am aware that the pandemic has made it very difficult to reuse plastic bags and containers while grocery shopping, as I normally do. Since we order our groceries online from the co-op, they cannot use our reusable containers or bags for the bulk foods we order. The safety of ordering online and not going into the store, at this point, is very...
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February 17 at 9:13 PMI have reused plastic bags for used cat litter numerous times. (Each plastic bag was on a Star Tribune newspaper delivered to our home.) I dump the used cat litter into the paper bag with the rest of our weekly trash and then reuse the plastic bags.
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February 17 at 2:36 PMHere is an email I sent to my food coop asking them about reducing plastic based products or packaging, and making more alternative products available:Hi, I am taking part in Hennepin County’s “Plastic Free Challenge” ( https://hennepinplasticfree.ecochallenge.org ) where...
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February 9 at 10:21 AMI just signed up today to join this Eco-Challenge team. I wish I had done it earlier . . . but "better late than never". I am committed to this work on behalf of our beautiful and amazing Earth and have been for quite a long time. There is always room to grow!
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February 8 at 4:07 PMThis is not an action I signed up for but it came my way. A family member sent me a link to a laundry cleaning product that does not come in a plastic jug! Instead of a liquid cleaner, the detergent is in the form of compressed sheets about the size of a postcard. So you no only save on avoiding plastic but also reduce the 90% water that...
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February 8 at 3:40 PMWe have actually pretty consistently bought unpackaged produce over the years but sometimes forget to bring our re-usable bags to the store when shopping, meaning that we end up grabbing plastic bags (ugh!) instead. We have gotten much, much better (100%!) during the Challenge in having our reusable produce bags with us when shopping. This...
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