WashU Plastic Free

As we wrap this Plastic Free Ecochallenge, I would to thank our WashU Team Captain, Anna Haudrich, for keeping us motivated to connect and to share our actions with the entire community.  My biggest surprise with this challenge was my switch to the ecofriendly laundry sheets by "Sheets Laundry Club."  I did not see that one coming,...

I painted more rocks for the bike trail last night.  I started distributing them on the other side of the bike trail as they have baseball fields.  I was pleasantly surprised to find the area 95% free of plastic.  That was awesome! I still need to search the end of that side of the trail because there are many businesses located there.  I took...

It is helpful to have the daily reinforcement of my goals to reduce plastic use. I hope that I can continue to meet those goals after the eco challenge ends.

Today I began my day taking pictures of trash/plastic on the streets around me.  I plan to use these pictures and others to collaborate with data collection for the UN Decade of Ocean Science.  This year in Nairobi, 175 countries agreed on negotiating a global legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by 2024.  This really is a big...

Rocks for the biking trail. A simple message: "Be #PlasticFree."  I distributed the rocks as I biked along the  trail. I was surprised when I went back to the parking lot, as someone acknowledged this initiative by leaving a candy wrap under a rock I left on one of the benches.  This is a great start of my journey.

Biking Trail-small cleanup effort left the entrance #PlasticFree.

Today I attended a webinar on making your business plastic free.  We heard from Cassia Patel from Oceanic Global who is involved in the UN's Global Treaty on Plastics which aims at targeting plastic pollution solutions at a global level. This will be the a legally binding treaty.  I hope to share the recording with the group before the...

I started my day today heading to the community garden.  I took my reusable bottle water, and a cardboard box for weeds. Dinner will be meat free. We will enjoy some fresh veggies from the garden and fish tonight.  I am getting ready to start collecting data on plastic pollution on land and water using two different Apps.  If anyone is...

Today I led an outdoors painting class with our Kids Community Garden.  I re-used Jell-O containers which were used to hold water.  I like to use a tile as a paiting palette, and I was asked why I do that. My response? "Plastic is not recycleable, and I can use and re-use this tile many times." I have actually had this tile for over...

Easy. I keep reusable bags in the car.