Tracy Nappi

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
743 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

64

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

12

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

35

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

20

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Tracy's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 4 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 4 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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 12
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 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Watch a Documentary

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

Tracy Nappi 7/29/2019 8:48 PM

My kids and I watched the Netflix documentary Minimalism. My daughter really enjoyed it, and we have decided to watch more of these types of documentaries together.

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Tracy Nappi 7/25/2019 8:00 PM

My favorite part of this challenge is seeing the impact it has made on my children. Although I keep a box of ziplock baggies in the pantry (school field trips require everything to go in the trash), neither of my kids has used a baggie this summer. They are taking the time to slow down and think about their actions...and a bit of mom side-eye when they are in a rush and starting to reach for a baggie never hurts!

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Tracy Nappi 7/24/2019 10:00 PM

One of the hardest parts of this challenge is realizing that I cannot be completely plastic-free. I was really excited to order toilet paper and paper towels online that come wrapped in paper. However, when I did a price comparison, they are double the cost of what I am currently paying!!! At this time, I cannot justify that expense.

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- Carol White 7/25/2019 5:32 AM
  
  Yes, I'm finding the same. We do need to reduce our use of plastic but cannot be so focused on one thing that we lose sight of financial and health concerns. Quite early on someone posted that this challenge was very expensive as she was trying to replace so many things at once. I finally figured out that we just need to be aware of the problem, start where we can, and make this a life-long journey.
  
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Tracy Nappi 7/03/2019 9:13 PM

I just bought reusable produce bags, which has been on my family's to-do list for a while. My competitive daughter made me post this so we get more points...

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