Jennifer Tennyson

Alaska SeaLife Center

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
486 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

10

hours

volunteered
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

13

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

19

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Jennifer's 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

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Jennifer Tennyson 7/02/2019 12:41 PM

I found a new use for the single serve applesauce cups. We have buckets of paperclips through out the building, why should we buy more? A handful of paperclips from the big bucket fits in the applesauce cups just fine and they hold approximately the same amount as the box of paperclips. Bonus - they stack really well in our office supply cabinet!

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Jennifer Tennyson 7/01/2019 4:06 PM

I just started my first compost bin! I received a compost bin as a gift last year and have been procrastinating getting it started. Thanks to this challenge it's officially done. Thanks to Seth for mowing the lawn so I had grass clippings and my husband for the paper shreds to get things started.

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Jennifer Tennyson 6/28/2019 2:01 PM

I participated last year in this challenge and learned so many ways to reduce my plastic usage! I'm excited to make more progress this year and share what I learn with my family and friends.

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