Meghan Humphreys

participant impact

I will make sure to acquire no clamshells, odd plastic containers or other plastic items that aren't recyclable at the curb.

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I will commute by bike 15 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 12.86 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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DAILY ACTIONS

I will not use any disposable plates, cups, or utensils.

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DAILY ACTIONS

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Meghan Humphreys 10/20/2017 9:29 AM
I've learned that disposable cups and plates are just considered part of daily life in most workplaces. I attended a lot of events for work where snacks or lunches were provided for employees, and no real plates were available to use. The only exception was at the GoGreen Conference in Portland, where Go Box was how all lunches were served (but even then, there was a disposable container of salad dressing that had to be pitched.) Our consumer economy just makes it difficult to eat -- unless you come prepared every day with your own water bottle, coffee cup, silverware and plate.

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Meghan Humphreys 10/09/2017 4:25 PM
My plastic avoidance enemy: even using GoBox, I still end up with these. Time to bring my own lunch more!

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