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Malina Spokas

ZooTampa Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 328 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    11
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    24
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Malina's actions

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 11
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?


  • Malina Spokas's avatar
    Malina Spokas 7/31/2019 12:28 PM
    I have learned a lot this month.  The challenge has changed the way I shop for produce, minimizing plastic bags.  

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    Malina Spokas 7/30/2019 10:24 AM
    I have learned about so many different ways I can reduce my use of plastics this month by participating in this challenge. 
  • 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.

    Malina Spokas's avatar
    Malina Spokas 7/02/2019 4:28 AM
    some restaurants have stopped offering straws, some restaurants have stopped carrying straws all together.