Amy Hertzberg

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
266 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

9.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Amy's actions

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 10 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Pets

All Natural Pet Toys

I will give my pets natural alternatives to toys like femur bones and antlers, canvas, natural rubber, hemp, rope or cotton toys. Or I will make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Amy Hertzberg 7/10/2019 5:11 AM

I think it began as a convenience effort. Plastic packaging allowed for pre washed or pre cut produce, which may have reached a wider range of consumers, individuals who might have felt they didn't have time to use fresh produce before. Now however I think people accept plastic produce packaging as the norm, and believe it is somehow cleaner food. Those who create and distribute this packaging benefit, and therefore have no desire to change this conception. If anything it's harder to find certain products without plastic packaging.

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