Plastic challenge - Cullen Bergh - Sect. 306 Venessa Wishart

I started my day going through my normal daily routine. In order to maintain my normal everyday hygiene I took a shower. I washed my self with a bar of soap but found myself breaking the challenge right away as I reached for my shampoo bottle made of plastic. After I had lost the challenge I continued to see if could avoid plastic after that. After getting dressed I went to the kitchen to make breakfast. I used a ceramic bowl and ripped the paper-like package of oatmeal and dumped it into the bowl. Opening the fridge by habit, I discovered my milk container was also made of plastic and therefore decided to use tap water from the faucet instead. I then discovered I lost the challenge once again upon putting my oatmeal into the microwave, where at least the outside shell was made of some type of plastic. Discouraged and in a hurry, I ate my oatmeal and continued my plastic-less day.

Walking to class was easier, until I realized my backpack zipper was also made of plastic. While in class, I was proud that I had remembered to bring a wooden pencil to take notes with. But that effort was soon in vain as I took out my 3-ring binder that had to have been made of some type of synthetic/ plastic-like material. I realized very quickly that this challenge was just about impossible to succeed in if I were to go about my normal life. It seems that I would have to sit still in field all day to avoid plastic. I found eating to be very difficult if I were to avoid plastic. All my food in the refrigerator was sealed in some type of plastic wrap or Tupperware. Even throwing things away into plastic trashcans with plastic bags inside them was a very hard option to avoid. Using the toilet also became a plastic using activity, whether it was sitting on the toilet seat or using toilet paper that hung suspended by the plastic spring-like apparatus on the wall.