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Emily Blum

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 125 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    plastic straw
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Emily's actions

Personal Care

Fresh as a Daisy

I will use deodorant either from a bar or a jar or I will make my own.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Tim Taylor Your Beauty Products

I will lessen my plastic impact by making my own makeup.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusables at Work

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 15 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care
    What are the economic and personal benefits of switching to bar soap/shampoo/conditioner or refillable bottle options?

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    Emily Blum 7/30/2019 6:35 AM
    Lush is one of my favorite stores for finding plastic free products. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

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    Emily Blum 7/30/2019 6:33 AM
    I found the reusable bee wax papers and they are amazing for packing lunches.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Family
    Most of us know that the "3 R's" are reduce, reuse, recycle. Recycling is most heavily emphasized in modern Western culture. How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

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    Emily Blum 7/30/2019 6:32 AM
    I made an effort to reduce my plastic usage when packing my lunches. I used to use a lot of plastic sandwich bags while packing lunches but I went and purchased containers that I can reuse instead. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

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    Emily Blum 7/30/2019 6:30 AM
    Great! It made me feel involved in my community.