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Published by Toluna, 2019-08-28 17:05:43

September Toluna Magazine US Edition

SEPTEMBER 2019 U . S . E D I T I O N
TOLUNA
















































































TOGETHER WE CAN WHO MADE THE TOP WHAT'S HAPPENING ON

MAKE A DIFFERANCE. 20 CCM LIST? THE COMMUNITY?

Find out the 10 ways to give Check to see who made this Check out what Plant Your
back to the earth! month's CCM list! Future is, if you're interested.


TABLE OF



CONTENTS



4



10 WAYS TO HELP THE EARTH
Find out 10 ways to give back to the earth!

8


COMPANIES WHO GIVE BACK

Curious about companies that are helping the
earth? Find out about what they do.

14


PLANT YOUR FUTURE
Find out more information about our two weeks
of fun on the Toluna community which focuses
on planting trees in the Amazon Forest in Brazil!

18


TOLUNA COMMUNITY NEWS

Find out what's new in the community and what
#TolunaWins is.


24


CCM'S

What is a CCM? A CCM stands for Content
Creator of the Month. Find out who made the
Top 20 and if you're not on the list, find out how
to be one!
26



TOLUNA PHOTO GALLERY
We asked you to share photos of nature from
this year. Check out to see if your picture was
chosen!


29


STAY CONNECTED

Check out how to keep connected with us
outside of the Toluna community.


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EDI TOR'S NOTE




























For our September magazine, we're
focusing on how to help planet earth. From

tips to companies that give back to two

weeks of community fun to help plant

trees in the Amazon Forest in Brazil. This
issue is filled with ways to help you go

green.



Also, enjoy some influencer photos of
nature to remember how wonderful our

earth is.


Be sure to check out the community news

as we have some updates on the

community and learn how to earn more
points on Toluna.



As someone who loves the nature, I hope

this issue leaves you with open eyes for
the future and that you enjoy this

magazine.


Zara

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10 Ways To Give Back




To The Earth
















































































T O G E T H E R W E C A N H E L P S A V E T H E P L A N E T



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3. USE LESS


FOSSIL FUELS


Take a walk or bike to
places near to you.

Sometimes you don't have
to take a car everywhere,
but if you do, carpool or
take public transportation
when you can.















WRITTEN BY ZARA






1. SAVE WATER




Every day the US uses more than 300 gallons of
water per day at home and in CA, people use
329 liters per day. For one day, that's a lot of
water. However, we can reduce the amount of
water we use by taking shorter showers,

reduce days for doing laundry, turn off the
faucet when brushing your teeth or shaving,
water the lawn once an week and more! Every
little choice we make helps.

2. REDUCE YOUR WASTE



Did you know that 1.3 billions of food is wasted
globally per year? Did you also know that when
that food is wasted, 45 trillion gallons of water
a year is also wasted? Create a compost in your
backyard! Take all the wet garbage that you
don't use such as coffee grinds, veggie peels,
fruit peels. Also recycling never hurts either!



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give



back




to



our




earth




















4. REUSE 5. VOLUNTEER


To reduce the amount of plastic Get together a group of your
water bottles and paper/plastic cups friends or family and
- there is a simple solution. Buy a organize a cleaning party at
reusable water bottle that's perfect a local spot such as a beach,
for you. Whether its stainless steel, park, or an area that needs
glass or BPA hard plastic - either of to be cleaned up. You can

those are great choices. Also look also volunteer with an
into buying a stainless steel to go organization that has
hot liquids cup. There are even environmental goals.
some water bottles that can have
cold & hot liquids in them which 6. PLOGGING

could help you in the long run. Buy Are you a multitasker? If you are,
yours today! Another way to reuse plogging is perfect for you! Take
items would be saving boxes from a jog while picking up trash. If
shipments, gift bags from gifts, and you don't run, why not try
using old clothes as rags.
plocking, walk and pick up trash!


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7. SUPPORT LOCAL

FARMS OR GARDEN 9. SOLAR POWER



Buy local produce, eggs or meat The sun is great source of
near you. Head to a farmers alternative energy. Solar power
market or a farm near your town. can be converted into thermal
You can even plant a garden for or electrical energy. By investing
yourself or for birds, bees and some of your income into solar

other pollinators. powered systems, long term it
can benefit you as there are

8. CONSERVE more solar powered items out
there than you think.
ELECTRICITY



Electricity powers many things that 10. PLANT A TREE
we use in our daily lives, but let's
reduce our usage. Turn off lights For two weeks on the Toluna
when you leave a room or the community, be involved in our
house, turn off the TV if you're not efforts to help plant trees.
using it, if its a nice day - dry your Whether you play games, share

clothes outside instead of using the our video or engage in our
dryer and buy energy efficient light content, it will help us reach our
bulbs. It can all make a difference! goals of planting trees in the
Amazon Forest in Brazil.


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Small Global Companies,




Big Hearts














































































S M A L L C O M P A N I E S T H A T A R E D O I N G T H E I R P A R T





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1 . N O T P L A | O O H O W A T E R P O D S


































Say goodbye to plastic bottles and say hello to OOHO pods!


You can thank Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre

Paslierthe who co founded Skipping Rocks Lab in 2013.




The pods can be filled with water, juices, cocktails and


condiments. If you choose not to eat the pod, it

biodegrades in 4-6 weeks.




What makes the pod edible? The pod is made from

seaweed and plants.




This past April at the London Marathon, 30,000 OOHO


pods filled with a sports drink were given to racers at the

event instead of using 200,000 plastic bottles which helped


reduce waste. They are currently only available for

purchase for sporting events or private parties.



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2 . L O L I W A R E | E D I B L E S T R A W S






























Let's reduce plastic! Paper straws? No, let's talk about why this

company's straws are unique and more specifically about the

company Loliware. Two women had a goal after learning about the

billions of cups that ended up in landfills every year. They went on

the TV show Shark Tank to present edible cups in 2015, but the idea

had flaws. However with the right investors, raising their own

money by kickstarter and Mark Cuban, lead investor from Shark

Tank, the edible cups transformed into edible straws and are

coming soon in 2019.



CEO & founder Chelsea Fawn Briganti has a vision for this company.

Loliware's focus is on the ocean and their goal is to live a plastic

free world and tree free world.



How is the straw edible? The straw is made from seaweed and

designed to disappear by composting or by natural ways. The straw

feels and looks like a plastic straw, but is better than a plastic and

paper straw combined. It is gluten-free, sugar-free, and non-GMO.

In addition, paper straws only last about an hour but these straws

can last over 18 hours. How much better can it get?


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3 . G U M S H O E A M E R S T E R D A M | S O L E S M A D E O F G U M





































City Marketing Organization, I Amsterdam, saw that

there was a huge issue with gum in the Netherlands.


Every year, 1.5 million kilos of gum is found on the


streets. What people don't realize is that most gum


contains synthetic rubber.




Between the efforts of I Amsterdam, Gum-TEC &

explicit, Gumshoe Amersterdam was born being the


first shoe made out of gum.





Thanks to Gumshoe Amsterdam, say goodbye to plastic

soles, hello to gum shoes and cleaner streets that long


term also helps the environment. Talk about innovation

and thinking outside of the (shoe)box!





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4 . E N V I S I O N H A N D S | P R O S T H E T I C H A N D S A N D
A R M S F O R K I D S

































People may recycle plastic bottles, but the caps aren't

usually recycled. Envision Hands wants your bottle caps


as they create mechanical hands and arms for kids from


the bottle caps.




They use a 3D printer to change plastic bottle caps to


something useful for children. The designs for the

hands and arms can have any color or pattern. For


example, a child who is a fan of Batman received a


prosthetic that was Batman themed. They are taking

waste and making it great!
















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5 . E C O V A T I V E D E S I G N | S U S T A I N A B L E P R O D U C T S


































Ecovative Design sees the world very clearly. They are

aware of the environmental issues that we face in the


world currently as plastic is a huge issue. A lot of the


pollution we have today is due to plastic as its not

something that will disappear.





Ecovative Design uses mycelium, the root structure of

mushrooms to create sustainable products out of


mushrooms, which helps reduce plastic waste and


animal slaughter. Mycelium is compostable and is mixed

with other plant materials to create various products.




They create products such as sustainable packaging,


skin care, furniture and even plant based meats.







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on the Toluna



Community











Organization:



One Tree Planted






Dates:



September 9th to 22nd






About:



For the next two weeks



on the Toluna


Community, help us



plant 2,000 trees in


Brazil.






D O N A T E , P L A Y , S H A R E , A N D
I N F L U E N C E Y O U R W O R L D !



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July 2019 was the hottest month globally since

records began. Burning fossil fuels is changing the


course of our planet’s future. Climate change is

real and happening with more and more extreme


weather anomalies occurring, including wildfires,


flooding, heatwaves, droughts, and cyclones


across the globe. Now is the time to act,

#plantyourfuture with Toluna.




In partnership with onetreeplanted.org, during


the month of September Toluna is making a stand


and is inviting you to stand with us. Together, we

can help combat climate change and this is how: A


set of fun and interesting community tasks will


allow you to help in various ways.



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How can you contribute?





1 . A r e w a r d o p t i o n t h a t w i l l a l l o w y o u t o d o n a t e 1 , 0 0 0 p o i n t s t o t h e

o r g a n i z a t i o n o n e t r e e p l a n t e d . o r g . E v e r y d o n a t i o n w i l l h e l p t o r e s t o r e a

p a t c h o f t h e A m a z o n t h a t h a s e n d u r e d w i l d f i r e s a n d a b u s e .  


2 . A f u n g a m e a l l o w i n g y o u t o c o m p e t e a s a c o m m u n i t y t o s o l v e t h e i s s u e

o f s a v a g e w a s t e . I n a g l o b a l e f f o r t , w e w i l l e a c h n e e d t o c o l l e c t e n o u g h
t r a s h t o r e c o v e r o u r c o l l e c t i v e g l o b a l w a s t e . I f w e r e a c h t h e g o a l , T o l u n a

w i l l d o n a t e a n o t h e r 2 0 0 t r e e s t o o n e t r e e p l a n t e d . o r g .


3 . S h a r e o u r v i d e o w i t h f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s . W e w i l l

w o r k t o g e t h e r t o m a k e i t v i r a l . I f w e r e a c h 3 6 , 0 0 0 v i e w s g l o b a l l y , T o l u n a

w i l l d o n a t e a n o t h e r 2 0 0 t r e e s .


B y t h e e n d o f S e p t e m b e r , w e h o p e t o h a v e d o n a t e d m o r e t h a n 2 , 4 0 0

t r e e s t o h e l p r e c o v e r t h e A m a z o n r a i n f o r e s t . Y o u c a n v i s i t t h i s

o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s s i t e a t w w w . o n e t r e e p l a n t e d . o r g . Y o u c a n a l s o t r a c k o u r

i m p r o v e m e n t s a s a g l o b a l c o m m u n i t y b y r e t u r n i n g t o t h i s p a g e a n d
o b s e r v i n g t h e p r o g r e s s b a r . R i g h t n o w , o u r f o r e s t i s a w a s t e l a n d , b u t a s

w e a d v a n c e t o w a r d s o u r g o a l s y o u w i l l s e e i t t u r n i n t o s o m e t h i n g

m a g n i f i c e n t .



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Check out our new game, Clean the Planet!



























































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N


ews















































































Find out what's new in the Toluna community!






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Toluna Millionaire

























































Congratulations to




57Kimmm











the Toluna Millionaire winner


in August 2019








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#TolunaWins






What is #TolunaWins?


Win in a Toluna community contest or when you redeem

your points for a prize.



After your receive your prize, tell us what you used your


rewards for and share on social media for 1,000 points or

300 points in the community with the hashtag


#TolunaWins get some points!


*Email [email protected] with a link to your post













































I t ' s a w i n - w i n !






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COMMUNITY











Update #1

Want to see the pictures that are on user's content closer to


your screen? You can now scroll over the picture and click on


the picture to zoom in.
































































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UPDATES











Update #2

Ever have trouble finding the right picture? Now, you can


share all of your pictures that you want from your computer.




































































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CONTENT CREATORS OF THE MONTH







TOP 20





IAMChele

E1278513a


pdnr

jessesister


pr41799

pc1976


reno876


a1896393c

crief32


georgiegirl03

Perry5


bethbrandolino


Penblas

Mielle13


riviera911477

jljmugs


hunnyubuns

Idahopatriot


1bellaria

pjaysmitty







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WANT TO BE A CCM?













Create as many topics as you


can with a title, copy and


picture. Also, comment on


other community member's



topics! Point system below:





2 months = 1,000 points



3 months = 5,000 points


4 months = 500 points


5 months = 10,000 points





Please note after you complete



5 months, you start the process


again. Also, if you are not


consistent, you will have to



start again. This is a great way


to earn points!









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Toluna Photo Gallery







Sometimes we forget how magnificent the


earth is. We take it for granted and we


need to take a step back and appreciate


the beauty it offers. These pictures below


are from some of our influencers in the


Toluna community.
























@T1733984cr @ sjroberts1274 @ krizluvzu212r

























@ bigmac8586 @Kgibbs219 @ bethbrandolino








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@ Calobrena @ V6991750r










































@ Rlopez8715 @ryank7503


















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@ cdrcolleen









@ L1038069a @K5842076n





































@Millie Hui @RachelleClark



















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