Matthew Bronson

Maryland Zoo

"To make little steps for an improved environment."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
808 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

31

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

23

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Matthew's actions

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

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

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 19
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 20
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 23
DAILY ACTIONS

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 24
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?

Matthew Bronson 7/31/2019 10:02 PM

Just ate at a restaurant that used all compostable plates, cups, utensils, etc and recycled out composted all waste. Such a simple way to make an improvement and get people to start thinking differently.

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Matthew Bronson 7/16/2019 6:51 PM

It's eye opening how plastic bags are given out like candy once I started thinking about it. Why do I need my sub put in a bag with nothing else or a bottle of laundry detergent that has a handle?

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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.

Matthew Bronson 7/15/2019 5:00 PM

It was great to see that the Milwaukee Brewers' serves paper straws!

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