Cari Garand

Seattle Aquarium - Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
569 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

95

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

35

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people

Cari's actions

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

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

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

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 7
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 4
DAILY 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

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

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Cari Garand 7/24/2019 2:40 PM

Reached out to Kroger brands as I often shop at both QFC and Fred Meyer. I sent a short note to them advocating to replace plastic bags in their produce section with compostable ones, encouraging larger companies like themselves to step up and make a statement that it is important. Much to my surprise I got a lovely response back from a real person (or so I think). They thanked me for my note, mentioned that my concern will be shared with with the appropriate department leads, and that they hope to continue to improve. All with an option to respond to a real person. I was impressed, assuming I would have gotten a stock reply with no option to further my contact. One small step....

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