July 1 - July 31, 2023
Allegra Ridgway
"I aim to learn new ways to live a plastic free life to help the environment and my family. I want to use this month to educate my children and myself on new ways to protect our planet! "
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 396 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO7.0pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
Allegra's actions
Kitchen
Plastic Free Lunch Boxes
I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and containers in my family's lunches to reduce plastic waste.
Bedroom
Eco Detergent
I will use laundry detergent that is packaged in glass or aluminum, or an alternative like soap nuts.
Kitchen
Skip Plastic Bags
When possible, I will not use disposable bags when shopping, including produce bags.
Kitchen
Use Reusable Utensils
I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.
Kitchen
Travel Eating
If traveling, I will bring my own snacks and meals in my own containers to avoid the waste of take-out containers.
Participant Feed
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Allegra Ridgway 7/06/2023 8:13 AMMaking a grocery list for my trips has helped me not only spend less money but also only purchase the foods my family needs for the week so we don't have extra. We also have started buying some of our nonperishable items in bulk to save money and lower our plastic counts. -
Allegra Ridgway 7/05/2023 11:11 AMI may have brought a snack to work wrapped in plastic (silly string cheese!) but I made sure that it went into plastic recycling instead of the trash! -
Allegra Ridgway 7/03/2023 5:57 AMBought my babies reusable swim diapers to start our summer off with less plastics. They got to wear them for the first time this weekend and we loved them! -
Allegra Ridgway 7/02/2023 4:57 PMBrought my reusable cup to the 4th of July parties this weekend! -
Allegra Ridgway 7/01/2023 1:50 PMCan’t wait to start my plastic free July! -
Allegra Ridgway 6/28/2023 11:50 AMDo we have a local plastic free grocery supply store? A lot of the plastics entering my house comes from my groceries.-
Allie Hobgood 6/30/2023 6:42 AMGreat question Allegra!
Currently in our area, there is no great one stop shop for package or plastic free groceries. Overall, snacks are pretty hard to find without plastic, but veggies, fruit, and dried bulk items can be pieced together from different places.
Organic grocery stores are usually a good place to start. Heritage Natural Market is the only one out at the beach I have personally been to. They have a pretty good bulk section.
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Allegra Ridgway 6/12/2023 5:26 AMSuper excited to make fill my life with less plastic one action at a time!