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
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10 WAYS TO HELP THE EARTH
Find out 10 ways to give back to the earth!
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COMPANIES WHO GIVE BACK
Curious about companies that are helping the
earth? Find out about what they do.
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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!
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TOLUNA COMMUNITY NEWS
Find out what's new in the community and what
#TolunaWins is.
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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!
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TOLUNA PHOTO GALLERY
We asked you to share photos of nature from
this year. Check out to see if your picture was
chosen!
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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 .
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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
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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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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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@ Rlopez8715 @ryank7503
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@ L1038069a @K5842076n
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