Andrea Pallotta

Eco in CLE

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
683 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

150

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

41

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Andrea's actions

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 10 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community that follows the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Proper Bioplastic Disposal

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 10 friends, family, and/or colleagues.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

A Sustainable Flow

I will make the switch to sustainable, reusable period products.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Pick Up the Phone

I will make 1 phone call(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the costs of fast fashion and begin trying to practice sustainable fashion in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Andrea Pallotta 7/28/2022 12:59 PM

Hi Eco in CLE!! It's the last week of the challenge!!! Can we reach 4000 points??!! Log your impact now!!

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Andrea Pallotta 7/25/2022 6:46 AM

Hi everyone! It's the last week of our challenge! Please share what you've learned and post your favorite new plastic free or reduced plastic activities/products/etc. I can't wait to see what you found!

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- Janet Wu 7/26/2022 6:13 AM
  
  Switching to the farm share has been the easiest change for me! Cuts down on plastic and trips to the grocery. If you wear contacts, check out terracycle.com to find a free recycling location. You can recycle contacts AND blister packs.
  
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Andrea Pallotta 7/19/2022 8:05 AM

I did it! I contacted my state representative and state senator to ask about what they are doing on a state wide level to address climate change and sustainability!!!

What are you working on this week? Are there any actions that you haven't done yet for the month? What are they and what is tough about completing them?

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Andrea Pallotta 7/15/2022 4:45 AM

I picked "community PICK UP THE PHONE - I will make 1 phone call(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies" as one of my actions. I have not made any calls yet!!! Going to call my township trustees this weekend and request that Richfield Township become a "Power a Clean Future Ohio" city - just like Cuyahoga Falls! (https://www.poweracleanfuture.org/)

Over 30 cities in Ohio are in the coalition, including Northeast Ohio cities Cleveland, Lakewood, Shaker Heights and Euclid, Canton and Youngstown.

Consider contacting your city government leaders to take the next step!

https://www.akron.com/articles/falls-to-become-a-power-a-clean-future-ohio-city/

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Andrea Pallotta 7/13/2022 5:19 AM

Check out Cuyahogarecycles.org for details on recycling in your community. Find out what can be recycled from the curbside pick up and what cannot. Subscribe to their newsletter for the latest information. Not a Cuyahoga county resident, check out www.rumpke.com/for-your-home/recycling for some Summit County residents or recyclemedinacounty.com/ for Medina county residents.

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Andrea Pallotta 7/11/2022 5:31 AM

I found a new app to help determine how long food is good for - Food Keeper. The FoodKeeper helps you understand food and beverages storage. It will help you maximize the freshness and quality of items. By doing so you will be able to keep items fresh longer than if they were not stored properly. It was developed by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, with Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute.

Check it out to help reduce waste and improve your storage!

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- Megan Smith 7/11/2022 6:37 AM
  
  This is an awesome app! I've always wondered about expiration dates if the product was "never opened." Thanks for sharing!
  
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Andrea Pallotta 7/08/2022 4:42 AM

Week 1 accomplishment: I stopped myself from purchasing 3 unnecessary items this week! High-five to me!!

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Andrea Pallotta 7/08/2022 4:39 AM

Congrats Eco in CLE for the efforts we've made in the first week! Share your actions with the team on our feed!

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