devney bowen

Rolling Hills Zoo

"Conserve and Protect"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
256 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

conversations

with people
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

27

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

devney's actions

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 9 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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 4
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

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

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

Gift card recycling

Collect 50 gift cards to be recycled instead of thrown away in the landfill.

COMPLETED 0
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:25 PM

Our zoo used recycled cutlery and today for the fourth we used our own silverware instead of plastics.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Smart

How can/did you prepare to be successful in this action? Did you engage in conversation with anyone about your new habit?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:24 PM

I didn’t engage but I tried to think ahead so that I could avoid single use plastics and recycclspd everything I brought with me when I got back.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Toiletries

What is the benefit of using bar soaps or refilling your travel sized containers? Is this an action you think you will keep in your life?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:23 PM

I use my own bottles and refill the smaller travel ones. I also use products that are environmentally friendly and made without palm oil, are vegan, and made with sustainable products from USA.

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devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:21 PM

The challenge is going great so far! I have brought it some people that have helped make an impact!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Eating

Was this action easy or difficult to do? How did it change your travel experience?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:20 PM

It was difficult as we were eating as traveling. I used my own cup and straw which helped and the zoo had recyclable alternatives which was nice. It is hard when you are eating out though because they use paper and boxes and bags.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Watch a Documentary

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:19 PM

I watched the documentary called The Zoo. It follows the Bronx zoo.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

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

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:17 PM

It was difficult T first to remember to bring my with me to the store but it has become habitual. Now I’m much better about it!

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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.

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:16 PM

Sites like mermaid straw and final straw have led the way for mainstream stores to start selling reusable options.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:09 PM

I think it can be convenient but isn’t necessary. There are produce bags you can buy. Cut up your own zucchini and squash like we did and skip the packaging!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

Single use plastics have become normalized in our society to the point that most people don't see them as a problem. What would you say to a friend, colleague, or family member who may not understand why these disposables are an issue?

devney bowen 7/04/2019 7:08 PM

Each piece winds up in or oceans and landfills. They are not necessary when there are reusable alternatives. They take a long time to break down if at all.

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