May 13th, 2019

I'm changing my Low Waste Purpose into something more constructive. I want to highlight the struggles of adjusting, point out the systematic flaws, and hopefully use this information to create a change that will eliminate unnecessary packaging and reduce food waste.

I'm also writing a paper on fruit coatings and how they help increase shelf life but also are unsustainable for my Diet and Climate Change class. I'm comparing wax coatings to a new process developed by Apeel. Maybe I could combine my findings into a low waste complication of resources.

May 1st, 2019

I've been terrible. Terrible with my choices and simply trying to hold myself accountable. I went to the grocery store with Jackie last Friday and it went well in terms of overall packging content, but bought mochi ice cream, a cooked chicken, and shrimp from the market. I chose the cooked chicken because it's the easiest way for me to make meals- simply shred it and microwave it. It's so easy!!! I bought shrimp from the market, but it was also packed in waxy paper. I understand why... but it's still frustrating. In terms of living low waste, we have to consider our greenhouse gas emissions and food waste as well. Does the packaging enhance the life of the product to last longer? Or is it unnecessary? Food waste is a huge part of whether the greenhouse gas emissions are worth the input. So I'm now going to try to be more aware of that idea so that I reduce my food waste while buying less packaging.

April 29th, 2019

Putting your trash in a mason jar is so unrealistic and discouraging. Most packages are much larger than mason jars, so I wouldn't even consider changing my consumption behaviors because they don't fit in my mason jar. Like what's the point of keeping larger trash items??? Also, I just feel like the items that have larger packages are necessities because they contain food that is convenient to cook. For instance, frozen food packaging. They're bigger than a mason jar and they make eating dinner easier and less time consuming... will I change my habits?? Probably not because I feel like tis is a necessity and it wouldn't even be counted in my waste. I'm still going to try to buy less packaging, but the mason jar is sooooooo unrealistic.