Sherry Schmidt Paulson

Save the Earth 2021

"I want to learn and become more ecologically conscious in my day to day life and pass on my new knowledge to others. "

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
409 Total

Participant Impact

up to

24

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

13

pounds

packaging waste avoided
up to

9.0

pounds

waste recycled
up to

210

minutes

spent learning

Sherry's Actions

Week 2 Focus: Packaging and Low-Waste Shopping

Ditch the Baggie

I will ditch the zippered plastic bags for food storage and switch to reusable containers.

Completed
One-Time Action

Week 2 Focus: Packaging and Low-Waste Shopping

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will avoid 2 plastic bags by not bagging my produce or using reusable produce bags.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Belongings

Do Less Laundry

I will not wash my clothes after every wear to increase the life of my clothing.

Completed
One-Time Action

Belongings

Donate to a Thrift Store

I will donate usable items I no longer need to a thrift store instead of throwing them away.

Completed
One-Time Action

Belongings

Shop Locally

I'll check locally for 2 items I need before shopping online to avoid shipping waste.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Belongings

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 30 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and fast fashion and start applying what I learn to my own life.

Completed
One-Time Action

Week 1 Focus: Recycling and Composting

No More Wish-cycling

I will recycle the right materials by educating myself on what goes in the bin and keep other things out.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Week 1 Focus: Recycling and Composting

Start Backyard Composting

My household will set up a backyard bin to compost our fruit and vegetable scraps.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Week 1 Focus: Recycling and Composting

Find Local Recycling Drop-Off Centers

I will find out where to take the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Feed

Sherry Schmidt Paulson 5/04/2021 5:58 PM

I had no idea that so many types of plastic wrap/bags could be recycled. There is a drop off place in MG.

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Sherry Schmidt Paulson 5/01/2021 8:11 PM

Have been collecting these mailers with the recycle sign in my car for several months now—finally brought in about 25. (I need to cut back on Amazon; I do notice they are using more paper mailing bags lately). They can be placed in plastic bag recycling bins at Target and Cub.

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- Leslee Jaeger 5/02/2021 5:37 PM
  
  I didn't know those bags had a drop off. I have also reused them to send items to my kids and just put a new address label over the prime label.
  
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