MARK GOODMAN

Dallas Zoo and Children's Aquarium at Fair Park

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
136 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

30

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

MARK's actions

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 10 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY 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

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 10 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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 Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

MARK GOODMAN 7/09/2019 5:28 AM

We use our daily silverware even when we are out. We only use disposable when it is the recyclable type, like they use at a lot of salad places.

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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?

MARK GOODMAN 7/09/2019 5:26 AM

I am growing tomatoes, cucumbers, limes and a couple of herbs.

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- Debbi S 7/09/2019 6:55 AM
  
  Limes? That's impressive.... growing some of your own food can be lots of fun, and you can't beat the freshness.
  
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MARK GOODMAN 7/09/2019 5:25 AM

It's not serving anybody. Unless I'm buying multiple items I just put them in my cart. I do recycle EVERY plastic bag I use.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

MARK GOODMAN 7/09/2019 5:23 AM

I have, anytime I'm in a restaurant and the server brings a plastic straw I say no thank you and try to give an "elevator speech" about switching to paper straws. Gayle King on CBS This Morning was called out on using plastic straws and has switched to paper straws and points that out. That helps reach a HUGE audience.

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