Stella Egar

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
393 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

36

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

180

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Stella's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 10 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Stella Egar 7/24/2019 3:19 PM

YES! I see that people are not using/declining straws when offered to them and vendors are now using cups that don't require straws for the drinks that they make.

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Stella Egar 7/10/2019 2:26 PM

I think this challenge is a great reminder that each of can do at least more than one thing to help save the planet and not use any plastic!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Containers

How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

Stella Egar 7/09/2019 9:36 AM

I have been using reusable food containers for a long time so it's just a part of my routine but knowing that it helps the environment is great!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Water Bottles

Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed by this bottling process?

Stella Egar 7/04/2019 2:14 PM

I make sure I have a reusable water bottle at home and work so it's easy and accessible to refill it!

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Stella Egar 7/03/2019 2:53 PM

I think that these challenges/goals could be incorporated in everyone's everyday life. I'm sure most people are already used to using reusable bags, food containers and water bottles so taking an extra step like not using straws would be an easy and achievable thing to do.

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