Carrie Ullmer

Mesker Park Zoo

"Reducing my plastic use is something I will keep striving for, one small step at a time. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
339 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

35

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

8.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Carrie'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

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

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Carrie Ullmer 7/19/2019 5:17 AM

My zero plastic waste breakfast this morning was shakshuka. If you've never tried it, you should! Makes a grrat breakfast for dinner meal if you don't randomly wake up at 5am on your day off like I do.

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- Carol White 7/19/2019 5:37 AM
  
  I've made something similar--didn't know it was a real thing.
  
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Carrie Ullmer 7/19/2019 3:37 AM

Really excited that the Plastic Free EcoChallenge is helping us think about waste usage at work. Now we are enrolled in the Trex challenge and can start recycling plastic bags and film!

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