Amanda Zhou

Lyft

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participant impact

UP TO

150

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

10

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Amanda's actions

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

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Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?

Amanda Zhou 10/05/2018 9:38 AM

If I can't carry it, I just come back another time! I always keep an extra reusable bag in my backpack, for those spur of the moment grocery trips on the way home from work

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bringing your own bags and containers to the grocery store, and even to restaurants for leftovers, are a couple of ways to reduce your waste. What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Amanda Zhou 10/03/2018 11:31 PM

my biggest source of plastic bags is the gym -- to put your sweaty clothes in. while you can reuse those bags (for your trash bin!), the bags accumulate pretty quickly. There are some really nice reusable waterproof bags available to use instead!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Recycle Everything I Can

What have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?

Amanda Zhou 10/03/2018 10:26 AM

CA recycling is so much different (aka better) than other states! For those of us who grew up in other places, you can recycle so much more here in CA. Obviously not perfect, but between recycling and compost, it's actually pretty easy to live a minimal-trash life

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