Beyond Plastic Ecochallenge 2025

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July 1 - July 31, 2025

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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with You

What routines or habits help you remember to use reusables, and what challenges have you run into?
Jan Taborsky 7/25/2025 5:21 PM
Put things in the same place and check as you leave

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- Mayank Agarwal 7/26/2025 4:56 AM
  
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  To remember reusable items, develop routines like keeping them in visible locations (near keys or the door), pairing them with existing habits (like grabbing your keys or wallet), and using reminders
  
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John Heizelman 7/21/2025 12:50 PM
Read an article that scientist in Britain have discovered a microbe in mice that will eat PFOS and secrete it out of the body. Studies will start in humans.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with You

How does understanding the origin of plastic change the way you think about using it in everyday life?
Anthony Nagy 7/15/2025 9:18 AM
Not only how plastic is made but how it is used in a myriad of items. Take for example the medical industry. The tubes used for blood transfusions, IVs, or oxygen. The bed pans, the bed mattress protectors, the syringes for the needles, the gloves!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with You

What do you think the confusion around plastic labels says about our waste systems — and how could they be improved? What role do you think clear labeling should play in helping people make better choices — and who should be responsible for that?
Anthony Nagy 7/15/2025 9:07 AM
The confusion exists because of the inability of people to take the time to look at the symbols. Of course, why should they take the time since everything is going into the same bin. The assumption is that someone else will do the sorting. The symbols on the items are also too small and not very obvious unless you know what you are looking for. The symbols should be more obvious especially those that indicate the item IS NOT RECYCLABLE. My respect for anyone doing the sorting.

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Jan Taborsky 7/13/2025 7:19 PM
Microparticle plastic within our bodies is a scary idea. Reducing whatever we take in is a real health issue and controversial for me to believe.

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Jan Taborsky 7/13/2025 7:17 PM
I just started today. I was told we all have at least a plastic spoon worth of plastic in our bodies which will be there forever. That is in the form of microplastic particles. Scary!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with You

What surprised you the most about the health impacts of plastic exposure, and how might this new understanding influence the choices you make around food storage and everyday products?
Anthony Nagy 7/11/2025 12:03 PM
Plastic eating utensils can produce small pieces of plastic due to abrasive actions during use.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with You

What routines or habits help you remember to use reusables, and what challenges have you run into?
Joanne Bollhofer-White 7/11/2025 10:44 AM
My reusable bags are always in my car. I have a more difficult time remembering my reusable take away containers. I might have to move them to a more visible place so I see them when I am leaving.

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Joanne Bollhofer-White 7/11/2025 10:39 AM
I try to limit single-use plastics. I bring my own bags to the grocery and (when I remember) bring containers to take home left-overs from restaurants.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
First Steps: Start with You

What’s one change to your grocery habits that felt more manageable than expected — or harder than expected? Why do you think some products, like produce, started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?
John Heizelman 7/09/2025 1:59 PM
Carry my own bags for fruit and vegetables.

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