Jackie Gabriel

Simply Straws Tribe

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
144 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

lightbulb

replaced
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

9.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Jackie's actions

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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Jackie Gabriel 10/19/2018 9:01 AM

I'm a health nut, and it's almost impossible to take such good care of yourself and not make a connection to the environment. Everything we use and know in the world comes from our Environment, so we can make great choices to preserve what we have. We need to be taking as good care of our Environments as we do ourselves and our families.

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