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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
Abirami Venkatesan's avatar

Abirami Venkatesan

Bottineau NE MPLS

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 103 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    68
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    0.8
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • UP TO
    15
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Abirami's actions

Belongings

Have a Zero-Waste Day

I will refuse all items that come in packaging for the entire day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Week 1 Focus: Recycling and Composting

Start Organics Recycling

My household will sign up for organics recycling service or start using a drop-off site to compost food waste and food-soiled paper.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Belongings

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 30 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a zero-waste lifestyle.

COMPLETED
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 0
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

On-the-go

Recycle On-the-Go

I will recycle while on the go, but if I can't find a recycling receptacle, I'll bring it home with me.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • Abirami Venkatesan's avatar
    Abirami Venkatesan 5/26/2021 4:36 PM
    I made good progress in reducing waste. Started collecting organics waste from kitchen and using as fertilizer for my garden.. Started reducing practice from bathroo. Bought bamboo tooth brush to reduce plastic. Bought biodegradable trash bags instead of plastic bags. Replaced soap bar instead of body wash which reduces plastic bottle. Started using laundry sheets for washing clothes instead of washing liquid reduced another plastic container to recycle. 
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