Yeshe Clarke

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
124 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

pieces of litter

picked up

Yeshe's actions

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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.

UNCOMPLETED
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 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?

Yeshe Clarke 7/30/2019 5:42 PM

When the food is prepared in any way (ie: cut into pieces) then it automatically gets packaged, most likely in an effort to keep it more fresh. All this appeals to our general laziness around food, wanting someone else to do even some of the work for us.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Minimize Packaging

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

Yeshe Clarke 7/29/2019 2:05 PM

There is so much packaging! Hard to find things with less...

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Shop the Bulk Bins

How has buying bulk impacted the quality of the food you receive? Why do you think Western society relies more on prepackaged foods rather than buying in bulk?

Yeshe Clarke 7/24/2019 5:08 PM

I used a brown paper bag to hold almonds I bought from the bulk section and the almonds did not stay as fresh as they would have in a pre-packaged plastic bag. I think western society relies on prepackaged foods because it keeps the food fresh without having to put effort in and it's quick and easy. Our society tends towards what's convenient, quick and easy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Yeshe Clarke 7/23/2019 12:38 PM

It helps me feel a sense of responsibility and ownership for the well-being of my local community and environment.

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