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Patti Gavin

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 261 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    21
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Patti's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

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    Patti Gavin 7/10/2019 12:57 PM
    Up to 8 pieces collected so far today.  I've been doing this randomly for a few years, but I will ramp up my effort thanks to this challenge.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Water Bottles
    Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed by this bottling process?

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    Patti Gavin 7/09/2019 3:29 PM
    So far doing well.  Second day of no plastic water bottles.  I am so proud of myself for remembering to fill up a reusable bottle and taking it with me wherever I've gone.