Paige Smallman

Vancouver Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
471 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

12

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

70

minutes

spent learning

Paige's actions

Study

Plastic History Buff

Single-use plastics are everywhere, but that wasn't always the case. I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the history of single-use plastics and how it became ubiquitous in our daily lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Cook a Plastic Free Meal

I will prepare meals at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Study

Numbers Everywhere

The numbers #1-7 on plastics tell us a lot - and can help us be better recyclers. I will learn what these numbers mean and which types of plastics are accepted for recycling in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Study

Learn about Plastic Production

Plastic production, not just disposal, pollutes communities and harms people. I will learn about the impacts of plastic production on humans, animals, communities, and the environment.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Switch to Loose Leaf Tea

Because many tea bags and most sleeves and sachets contain plastic, I will switch to using loose leaf tea.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Study

How has learning about the history of single-use plastic shifted your mindset on plastics and their function within society?
Paige Smallman 7/11/2023 3:07 PM
I was surprised to learn that the first plastic item was invented to solve another conservation issue! Its amazing how recent the first use of single-use plastics is. I'm hopeful that the future of plastic is centred around sustainability.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Study

Were you surprised by what the different plastic identification numbers mean? How can this information help you become a better recycler?
Paige Smallman 7/08/2023 9:52 AM
I had no idea that plastic #3 (PVC) contains so many toxins! I also learned that #7 is just the code for "other" and could be a number of unsafe and hard-to-recycle plastics.

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