Carrie Bassett

Akron Zoo - Staff

"Always working towards plastic free!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
817 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

50

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

26

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Carrie's actions

Create Your Own Action

Community Advertisement

I will take a poster into a local workplace so they can advertise this initiative.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 14
DAILY 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 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 26
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?

Carrie Bassett 7/08/2019 5:53 PM

So I feel like I'm really trying, but eating out a lot makes it hard. And I'm noticing a lot more plastic that I use and dispose of that I never noticed before. It's hard, but every little bit helps!!

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- Sandi Phillips 7/15/2019 11:49 AM
  
  It's all about progress, not perfection! Eating out is hard. Scot and I have been splitting meals at restaurants and that helps us not needing to take leftovers home. A lot of the plastic I use comes from being unprepared by not bringing a water bottle while I'm out, or going to a cookout and not bringing my own utensils!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Carrie Bassett 7/07/2019 4:31 PM

I even managed to do it at a Walgreens after Sarah and I walked to it (about 1 mile each way)! Healthier and saved on gas and carbon emissions!!

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- Kay Devlin 7/17/2019 12:48 PM
  
  good idea! I am close to some of the same stores so I am going to walk next time to get what I need instead of driving!
  
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- Sandi Phillips 7/08/2019 12:14 PM
  
  Awesome!!!
  
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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.

Carrie Bassett 7/02/2019 8:49 AM

I missed this by one straw today because the waitress brought my straw in my drink. I need to remember to ask for no straws.

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Carrie Bassett 7/01/2019 1:47 PM

I'm so excited to start this challenge and see how much plastic we can divert from the landfill. I know one of my personal problems is taking plastic bags from smaller stores without thinking about it (pharmacy, the mall, etc.). I've done really well with the bigger stores because I think about it, but the smaller stores I just forget. My goal is to fix this!

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- Sandi Phillips 7/02/2019 10:19 AM
  
  I need to get back into the habit. I'm pretty good about it when I do my big "grocery shop" day, but not as good when it's just running in to grab something. It's extra hard when you're in a hurry, too!
  
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