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Seattle Children's - Green Team

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Seattle Children's's actions

Food

Advocate For Better Food Packaging

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

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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 1 friends, family, and/or colleagues.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Become a Recycling Pro

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 5 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

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DAILY ACTION

Community

Estimate My Plastic Consumption

I will visit the rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    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?

    Seattle Children's Captain's avatar
    Seattle Children's Captain 7/05/2022 2:25 PM
    One plastic product that is very hard to say no to and it is also hard to recycle is prescription bottles! I have tried bringing my own clean bottles to my pharmacy to refill them (That is what they actually are, right?) and it is just a constant NO. The pharmaceutical industry needs to help us here! The plastic they are produced with is very hard to recycle!

    • Tanya Blackwell's avatar
      Tanya Blackwell 7/07/2022 5:57 AM
      I never thought about this.  I hope you find and share a solution to this.