Christine Dumbleton

Zoo New England

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
853 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

31

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

62

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

62

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

64

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Christine's actions

Personal Care

Lather Up

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

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 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 32
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 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

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Christine Dumbleton 7/09/2019 5:05 PM

If I go to a restaurant, I often find that a straw (wrapped) is placed on my table without being asked if I want one or not. Does anyone know, if I leave the straw unused and still in it’s wrapper, will they reuse the straw, or do they need to throw it away regardless once it is placed at a table? Maybe the best course of action is to preemptively ask the server not to bring one 🤔.

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- Andrea Lewicki 7/10/2019 9:10 AM
  
  My sister's boyfriend used to bartend so we were pretty regular customers. As Erica said, chatting goes a long way. We started ordering our drinks straw free to "save the sea turtles". It only took a few times before he and others caught on and started bringing our drinks straw free and announcing that they too were "saving the sea turtles".
  
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- Erica Farrell 7/09/2019 7:19 PM
  
  I’ve personally seen waitresses throw them away after that. I’ve also preemptively asked for no straw at bar restaurants and the bartender will instinctively put straws in the glass and the waitress will throw them in the trash before bringing the drinks to the table. SUPER FRUSTRATING. I think friendly personal conversations with the staff and even managers is the way to go
  
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Christine Dumbleton 7/09/2019 4:59 PM

I’ve noticed that most of the trash items I pick up each day are little plastic straw wrappers from juice boxes. Is it even possible to find juice boxes without these wrappers???

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Christine Dumbleton 7/03/2019 5:36 PM

Starting to notice how much I rely on disposable sandwich/snack bags... trying hard to change this!

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- Christine Dumbleton 7/09/2019 4:54 PM
  
  Thanks for the advice! I have purchased some reusable bags and have been loving them!
  
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- Andrea Lewicki 7/09/2019 12:44 PM
  
  I bought reusable sandwich and snack bags on Amazon last summer. There are so many options! I ended up buying a couple of sets so I could have one in the dishwasher and still have bags to use.
  
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- Erica Farrell 7/04/2019 6:48 PM
  
  After last year I put the boxes of ziplocks we had in our basement to see how long we could live without them. They are still down there!!!!!! It can be done!!
  
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- Melissa Rupani 7/04/2019 6:00 AM
  
  They make reusable ones
  
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Christine Dumbleton 6/02/2019 2:44 PM

Getting ready for a Plastic Free July!

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