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Heather MacKenzie

Blackbaud Community

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 301 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    6.0
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Heather's actions

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 10 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Invest in a Pooper-Scooper

I will swap out my single use plastic bags for a pooper-scooper.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • Heather MacKenzie's avatar
    Heather MacKenzie 7/16/2019 7:07 PM
    How do I check in today?  I don't know how I did it yesterday, and when I click on the icon below, it just takes me to the top of my dashboard.

    • Maria Sainz's avatar
      Maria Sainz 7/18/2019 10:12 AM
      Heather if you log in each day and mark just 1 of your daily "actions" that will count has your +25 check in. There is also a spot on your dashboard at the bottom that list blue boxes of points that can be earned and i have been clicking the one that say's Daily Check in it takes me to the top of the page but awards the points. 

  • Heather MacKenzie's avatar
    Heather MacKenzie 7/15/2019 1:52 PM
    BUT, I did start in on the idea of re-usable to go containers.  I've never even thought of that one before, but it makes sense!  My cafeteria here at work has recyclable (and made from corn!) to go containers, so I'm planning to start out by washing and re-using those.  Then I'll expand outward.

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    Heather MacKenzie 7/15/2019 1:50 PM
    Ack!  Got my usual 2 sticks of string cheese at lunch today and then was already back at my office before it hit me that they are wrapped in single use plastic!!!  Guess I've got some paying attention to do.....

    • Maria Sainz's avatar
      Maria Sainz 7/15/2019 5:48 PM
      It is really eye opening to see how much plastic is used in every day things, I need to work of visiting the deli counter to purchase some of the items that are completely wrapped in plastic for "convenience"

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    Heather MacKenzie 7/15/2019 12:22 PM
    Fascinating to do the plastic footprint quiz.  I wish that it could be done anonymously, but....