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Welcome to Hennepin County Zero Waste Challenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Hennepin County Zero Waste Challenge expert in no time!

Hennepin County
Hennepin County Zero Waste Challenge
May 1 - May 31, 2021
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Anne Scheible

Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 117 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.5
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pounds
    waste recycled
  • UP TO
    2.5
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Anne's actions

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

I will purchase 10 products from the bulk section of a grocery store that lets me use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

At Home

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

Hold the Mail

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Week 1 Focus: Recycling and Composting

Recycle Plastic Bags

Instead of trashing them, I will recycle 1 plastic bags by bringing them to a drop-off.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Shop the Bulk Bins
    How has buying bulk impacted the quality of the food you receive? Why do you think our society relies more on prepackaged foods rather than buying in bulk?
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    Anne Scheible 5/31/2021 5:02 PM
    This is easier now that I am going to the grocery store and not ordering things online.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    At Home De-Clutter My Home
    How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?
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    Anne Scheible 5/31/2021 5:00 PM
    I always start in the same places - my kitchen and my bedroom.  These areas are actually in good shape and so I don’t find much clutter there.  I need to start in the basement where there is a lot of clutter to clear out.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Week 1 Focus: Recycling and Composting Recycle Plastic Bags
    Has separating your plastic bags for recycling helped you identify how you might reduce how many you have? What are you doing differently now?
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    Anne Scheible 5/14/2021 11:12 AM
    I have the cloth bags but some of the veggies get soft in them.  Also when I open the refrigerator, I don't notice the vegetables in the cloth bags.  Then I realized that I could use plastic bags and containers that I've washed and saved to store the veggies.
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