Ryan Broderick

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Ryan's actions

Industry

Plastics Audit

Reduced Plastics

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Buy Bamboo

Bamboo Production

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

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Land Sinks

Advocate for Forest Protection

Forest Protection

I will contact 1 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws, as well as the rights of local people to protect and restore the land in their communities.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Ryan Broderick 3/10/2025 6:02 PM
I visited scotland for a week, and at the beginning of the trip I purchased a single use water bottle, however I kept this bottle for the enitre trip, and still have the bottle today at home.

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Ryan Broderick 2/11/2025 1:39 PM
This super bowl, I aimed to use more paper plates, and actual utensils. Plastic utensils, while easier to clean up, can be a large sourse of plastic waste.

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Ryan Broderick 2/11/2025 1:37 PM
While i wouldn't say this is particularly considered reducign plastic use, I have been more concious of what I put where. Aluminium cans are now alwasy pur in recylcing, and I make sure to only put non-reusables in the grabage. At least I try to.

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Ryan Broderick 2/11/2025 1:35 PM
Over the weekend, I needed to purchase new spatulas and spoons for the kitchen, so I decided to spend a little extra on a set of bamboo. An image can be posted for those who are interested.

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Ryan Broderick 2/04/2025 1:36 PM
For lunch I made sure to use a glass container to store my food. Not much else could be done given how little this topic was present in my day.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?
Ryan Broderick 2/04/2025 1:34 PM
I noticed I use most plastic in food packaging. A good start to avoiding this could be by avoiding buying plastic wrap, ziplock bags and focusing on purschasing packaging that uses more ecofriendly options

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