Sabrina DiNella

The Florida Aquarium

" to entertain, educate and inspire stewardship of the natural environment"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
807 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

24

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

75

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

8.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Sabrina's actions

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Dam the Flow

I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads

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

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

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
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?

Sabrina DiNella 7/31/2019 11:06 AM

Love this challenge can't wait to participate again next year!

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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?

Sabrina DiNella 7/30/2019 1:27 PM

It makes me realize we have to do something about all the cigarette butts around the cruise port areas.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Plant a Garden

Besides having access to fresh herbs and vegetables, what benefits will you see from growing your own garden?

Sabrina DiNella 7/30/2019 1:27 PM

It is pretty! My parents just bought a house and we put in some great flowers to attract butterflies and other pollinators.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?

Sabrina DiNella 7/30/2019 1:26 PM

Deli meat is a big one, my family loves making sandwiches. I realized if I brought my own containers to the deli I didn't have to use the plastic bags.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

Sabrina DiNella 7/30/2019 1:25 PM

I produce a lot of waste with my cats, between their food, litter and how I dispose of their litter it is a lot of plastic. I tried a new brand of litter that had less plastic and it wasn't the best. I will keep trying!

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Sabrina DiNella 7/14/2019 7:37 PM

Today I was working with a teacher workshop and plastics in our watershed came up in conversation. It was a perfect plug to talk about this challenge with a wonderful group of influential people.

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Sabrina DiNella 7/11/2019 8:30 PM

Need some advice on new cat litter has anyone had any luck with non clay litter?

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- Adele Philippides 7/12/2019 6:09 AM
  
  Often it's the cat that decides, not the owner! If your cat rejects one, you might want to try another. We used swheat scoop (wheat based) for years successfully, but it seems that all the non-clay options are more expensive and after we had kids we tried cutting costs any way possible. Petsmart does have a cheap clay option with a refillable container (bulk litter, I suppose) that we used for a while but it wasn't great for smells.
  
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Sabrina DiNella 7/10/2019 11:46 AM

Going grocery shopping with my Dad tonight, I can't wait to show him how much one-use plastics he won't be using :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Lobby for Reusables

What are some of the cases you could make to an employer for why switching to durable dishes and utensils is actually in their best interest as well?

Sabrina DiNella 7/09/2019 10:39 AM

Practice what we preach! We are educating the public about ways to reduce their waste so we need to set a good example.

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Sabrina DiNella 7/08/2019 11:17 AM

I saw a lot of plastic in use for the holiday weekend, however, our friend group that was in town did a really great job of trying to reduce their plastic use by refusing straws and using reusable cups :)

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