Kayla Flamm

Missouri Botanical Garden Staff and Volunteers

"“To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life” ... and also to map things."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
220 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

6.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Kayla's actions

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 8
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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Kayla Flamm 6/26/2019 5:30 AM

I have resolved to use a reusable cup on the rare occasion I get a fancy coffee to go from a coffee shop. Today I did this at Starbucks. Did you know that they offer a 10 cent discount (yes, this is only a drop in the bucket for their prices, but still) for using a reusable cup? It doesn't have to be a Starbucks reusable cup either!

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Kayla Flamm 6/20/2019 7:17 AM

I found a blog post that gives some suggestions on what to replace plastic wrap or sandwich baggies with. I am going to try some of these options! Here is the post: https://mindfulmomma.com/alternatives-to-plastic-wrap/

I would love to know if any of them can be found locally so I don't have to order them online.

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- Glenda Abney 7/01/2019 1:31 PM
  
  I have a great reusable sandwich wrap that I found at a craft fair, and when years later it needed replacing I had to find a crafter to make me a new one. But recently I found a colleague who bought one at a craft vendor at the Goshen Market in Edwardsville - their farmers market on Saturday mornings. Check them out!
  
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- Katherine Moore-Freeman 6/21/2019 4:15 AM
  
  NO POINTS FOR A REPLY! WTH!
  
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- Katherine Moore-Freeman 6/21/2019 4:10 AM
  
  Part of my point amassing plan was to create these beeswax cloths, then make my own eco-challenge worth 50 points, mark it complete, and then boast all day about my unbeatable eco-challenge point total. Sadly, you cannot assign points for the challenges you create for yourself. This plan for eco-challenge domination has failed. Now I just have to be satisfied with the idea that I am using less plastic because of my new beeswax cloths. . . And with whatever points I'll get from posting a reply to your post . . . Here is a picture of half a green bell pepper wrapped in said cloth.
  
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