Rachel Zink

WashU Plastic Free

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Rachel's actions

Community

Attend Plastic Use in Research and Healthcare (July 20, 12 - 1pm)

Join WashU Sustainability Staff July 20th from 12pm – 1pm to learn more about how single-use plastics are used in research and healthcare and how you can begin to reduce plastic use in your lab or practice.

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Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

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

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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

Skip Plastic Bags

When possible, I will not use disposable bags when shopping, including produce bags.

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Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

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Food

GO A DAY WITHOUT EATING MEAT

Reducing meat consumption has many benefits; it curtails greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and soil degradation. It will also save an enormous amount of land, water use and will increase biodiversity.

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