Allison George
7/15/2025 12:24 PM
- Foodie 🍱
Green Century Recycling recycles a wide range of materials that can't be recycled in the curbside bin. Reasonable pricing, too.
Allison George
"Less pollution, less in the landfill. "
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO4.0plastic itemsavoided
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UP TO1.0low-plastic businesssupported
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UP TO2.0conversationswith people
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UP TO1.0ideashared
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
Allison's actions
Level Up: Influence Friends and Family
Invite others to join the Ecochallenge
Our actions are more powerful when we take them together. I will invite someone to join the Ecochallenge with me so we can learn and take action together.
First Steps: Start with You
Support businesses with plastic-free or refillable options
Where we spend our money shapes the market. I will support a business that offers plastic-free, low-waste, or refillable products or services.
First Steps: Start with You
Check recycling near me
Recycling rules vary by location. I’ll spend 30 minutes learning which plastics my local program accepts. This helps me avoid “wishcycling” — tossing items in the bin and hoping they’ll be recycled, even if they aren’t.
Share My Why
Take the Beyond Plastic Ecochallenge Feedback Survey
I will take a short survey about my experience to help the Ecochallenge team improve future events, earn a chance to win a prize, and earn 15 points!
Level Up: Influence Friends and Family
Visit a local recycling center, landfill, or transfer station
Seeing where waste goes can change how we think about what we throw away. I will visit a local facility to learn more about the waste stream in my community and share what I learn with others and in the feed.
Level Up: Influence Friends and Family
Start a household challenge to reduce plastic
Change starts at home. I will create a fun challenge with my household — like using no single-use plastic for a day or swapping out a product — to make plastic reduction a shared goal.
Participant Feed
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Allison George 7/29/2025 8:24 AM- Foodie 🍱
I dropped off many bags of plastic that can't be recycled curbside (bottles less than 6 oz, etc.) that I'd been accumulating for the past several years at Green Century Recycling. Seeing it all visually was alarming. It reinforced that I have to make better choices when shopping and try harder to avoid buying products that come in or contain plastic in the first place. Shout out to Green Century Recycling in Oregon; they are doing great work.
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Allison George 7/21/2025 11:23 AM- Foodie 🍱
I'm going to start buying in bulk whenever possible, using reusable bags, so I don't have to purchase items that have been packaged.-
Shelby Brookbank 7/21/2025 11:29 AM- Water Protector 🌊
I love buying in bulk for both the reduced packaging and for the money savings! It's also great to not need to drive to the store as often to restock! It's such a win win!
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Allison George 7/15/2025 12:36 PM- Foodie 🍱
My recycling ride or die just joined the Port of Portland Ecostars team!
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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with YouWhat did you discover about recycling and waste management in your area that more people should know? How might you share that knowledge?
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Allison George 7/10/2025 8:57 AM- Foodie 🍱
Less packaging also means more whole foods (generally), which is healthier because it's not processed and contains fewer preservatives. -
REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with YouWhat do you look for when choosing to support a business making sustainable packaging choices, and how do you think we can support more of them?
Allison George 7/10/2025 8:53 AM- Foodie 🍱
I'm finding out where my local no-waste stores are, so I can start shopping with them. I reached out to Mama and Hapas No-Waste Shop and asked if they accept donations of clean containers for people who come to the store and don't have any. -
Allison George 7/08/2025 5:46 PM- Foodie 🍱
Great! I found a local team to join, the Port of Portland Ecostars! -
Allison George 7/08/2025 5:34 PM- Foodie 🍱
I recently spent time sorting through all the hard-to-recycle items I've been saving up until I knew what to do with them — items such as plastic screw caps, multi-layer plastics, Styrofoam, medicine bottles, and vitamin bottles. It was overwhelming to see how much there was! I would like to do better.
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Sarah Mea Amandoron-Tailford 7/08/2025 10:10 PM