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May 1 - May 31, 2021

Don't Be Trashy

Hennepin County

We aim to learn, grow, and inspire for a more sustainable and waste-free future!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,733
    TOTAL

team impact

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    16
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
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    153
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    155
    minutes
    spent learning
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    1.0
    pieces plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
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    17
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
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    1.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
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    9.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
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    2.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented
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    6.4
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
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    5.5
    pounds
    waste avoided
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    9.6
    pounds
    waste recycled
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    88
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
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    6.8
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
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    2.0
    waste audits
    conducted
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    16
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

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Recent updates from this team
  • May 28 at 9:14 AM
    We are taking our month of declutter to ARC today - 8 boxes, 5 coats... and the room where we gathered all this stuff this month has passed from empty-ready-for-guests to chaos to empty-and-ready-for-guests. Now we can actually have a guest over! Hooray. I know the month isn't quite over, but the daily declutter worked much of the time, and...
  • May 27 at 6:00 AM
    I have a pile of things to mend so I started with easiest to do, a bag strap repaired! I’m also trying to figure out where to have my very old sewing machine repaired so that I can mend things more easily.
  • May 25 at 6:13 AM
    I've gone to Catalog Choice, Val-Pak & DMA Choice to opt out of things. Catalog Choice I have to wait until a catalog comes to get the info they need for each specific catalog but I bookmarked the site so that I'll be able to find it, put my passwords in 1Password so I won't forget - and should be set to cut out junk mail - yippee!
  • May 25 at 6:07 AM
    Can't say I've noticed a shift - but I haven't eaten in a restaurant in over a year. I did get some take out and before I ordered said 'no silverware, no napkin.' The man taking the order nodded - didn't act surprised. The man who was handing out the orders turned to get said silverware and napkin but I was able to say that I didn't need them....
  • May 24 at 1:19 PM
    For this week, I was happy to see that extending the life of my electronics is something I have already been doing! (Mainly for cost savings but it's a win-win). My personal favorite website to purchase refurbished electronics is BackMarket.com. Also, I have had two shattered screens and I highly recommend this company Don't Ditch It, Fix It...
  • May 24 at 1:17 PM
    Welcome to week 4! Our last week - thank you ALL For your commitment to this team and the environment! I have already learned a lot and it has been great to have you all as resources to share ideas and tips. For this week, I was happy to see that extending the life of my electronics is something I have already been doing! (Mainly for cost...
  • May 22 at 9:06 AM
    So, I've realized I have 3 things I think I can repair and I'm writing this down so I remember, :o), what they are: 1. My favorite Bat Moose pj pants. Bat Moose you wonder - imagine a moose, wearing Batman's tights and wing-logo on his chest, posing in all the superhero poses. I love them. 2. My useful pink turtle neck - not my favorite color...
  • May 21 at 8:53 AM
    Things are going well! Things that have been relatively easy: 1) buying second hand - there are great stores here in Mpls (Buffalo exchange, Arc, goodwill) and online (thredUP, rent the runway); and 2) not using plastic bottles (I love my hydra flask!). Things that have been hard 1) remembering to ask for no straw in cocktails etc./to go...
  • May 19 at 2:58 PM
    Forgetting it! Ha what I think I might do is find a collapsible silicon cup or something in case I need water and can find a water fountain or water filler station. 
  • May 19 at 2:56 PM
    Yes! The cafe down the block had straws and just last week they switched to the sip covers. What I liked most about this, was that it was a clear business move that they didn’t need to market or share widely. It just felt so normal and a usual change now. 

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