Brooke Weinberg

Bio104Fall2020

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
315 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

120

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Brooke's actions

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

Do at Home

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

Do at Home

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Find Local Recycling Depots

Our ability to recycle certain things ebbs and flows based upon many factors, including market demand for recyclables. Luckily there are places that accept uncommon things to recycle or dispose of in a less harmful way. What did you find when looking for places to recycle items that can't be recycled in your curbside bin?

Brooke Weinberg 10/27/2020 9:33 AM

The biggest thing I learned what that you cannot bag your recyclables or else the materials inside may not get recycled. Plastic shopping bags and the film plastic bags (that you use for fresh produce) cannot be recycled in the curbside recycling. However, in my area I got 370 results of local places, mostly retail stores, that will recycle these items for me. plasticfilmrecycling.org explains why recycling it important when the say, "[It] contributes to sustainability and provides valuable materials for American manufacturers".

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Brooke Weinberg 10/07/2020 9:41 AM

Personally, I don't have many barriers to using a reusable water bottle. However, I accidentally did leave my reusable water bottle at work yesterday, which could have prevented me from sticking to my goal. Luckily I have more at home! Another thing that may prevent me from using a reusable water bottle is that our tap water doesn't taste great. But, we do have a water dispenser, separate from our tap, that we use for drinking water.

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