Marissa Hartley

Aquarium of the Bay

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
216 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

2.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Marissa's actions

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Start Composting

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Marissa Hartley 7/13/2019 4:07 PM

day 2 of having an herb garden and the boys are already reaping the benefits! Pictured here is Baxter :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Minimize Packaging

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

Marissa Hartley 7/12/2019 10:38 AM

I've noticed that so much produce is unnecessarily packaged in plastic like lettuce, carrots, and peppers??? I tried shopping at trader joe's and was surprised at how many of their products are wrapped in plastic. Luckily my local safeway has started providing some plastic free options and even better, local produce as well.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Plant a Garden

Besides having access to fresh herbs and vegetables, what benefits will you see from growing your own garden?

Marissa Hartley 7/08/2019 10:17 AM

working with animals, having access to fresh herbs will provide natural enrichment for them to smell or use in their bedding

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Marissa Hartley 6/24/2019 8:06 PM

Can't wait to start the challenge! I love the idea of starting an herb garden and bonus we can use it for fresh enrichment for our animals! :)

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