Emma Vaughn

National Aquarium

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Emma's actions

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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Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant a herb or vegetable garden using as little plastic as possible and to save from the plastic used buying herbs and veggies.

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Personal Care

See the Green

I will recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 20 minutes learning about the costs of fast fashion and begin trying to practice sustainable fashion in my own life.

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Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA-approved reusable quart-sized bag.

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Food

Better Gum

I will give up gum or choose gum made from chicle or other plastic-free gum bases.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Emma Vaughn 7/15/2022 6:21 PM
Linking a great article about the intersectional costs of fast fashion: https://www.shared-impact.com/perspectives/the-true-cost-of-fast-fashion/

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?
Emma Vaughn 7/05/2022 8:55 AM
Groceries and food seem to be my biggest area of plastic waste. Not surprised by that. I am surprised that my plastic consumption is even less than an average European.

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