Maggie Hill

National Aquarium

"“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” ~S.E. Just doing my part to keep the balance."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
398 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

8.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

21

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Maggie's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 8 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 30 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Lather Up

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Family

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.
Maggie Hill 7/28/2019 9:49 PM
My biggest concern regarding the anthropogenic actions in polluting the planet would be the increasing amount of municipal waste, and the issues associated with containing/disposing of it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
Maggie Hill 7/24/2019 3:59 PM
The act of cleaning my community helps me feel

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

How does volunteering enhance your community and/or change your relationship with it?
Maggie Hill 7/24/2019 3:54 PM
Volunteering in my community enhances my connection to it and increases my pride in living there.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?
Maggie Hill 7/15/2019 3:32 PM
I learned that the waste I create is a bit larger than I expected; however now that I know where it's coming from I can lessen my impact easier. I found I can reduce the amount of napkins I use by having reusable ones and/or cloths.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Maggie Hill 7/15/2019 3:31 PM
This challenge was extremely easy thanks to the National Aquarium gift shop providing the most fashionable reusable bags possible! I bought a few of those and keep them in my car in case I go grocery shopping.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care

Do some research on polystyrene and polyvinyl. How many items in your house already contain these toxins?
Maggie Hill 7/15/2019 3:30 PM
From what I could gather with the sources I used, there's quite a bit of polyvinyl alcohol in multiple types of cleaning agents we use, but there was little to no polystyrene and any pure type of polyvinyl/polyvinyl acetate.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care

What are the economic and personal benefits of switching to bar soap/shampoo/conditioner or refillable bottle options?
Maggie Hill 7/15/2019 3:26 PM
The most prominent economic benefit would have to be the decreased consumption rate, meaning I go through less bars of soap in the same amount of time that I would a bottle. The personal benefit would be the lessened amount of effort needed to replace said soap.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How could you mitigate issues that may arise if the restaurant does not want to let you use your own containers at first?
Maggie Hill 7/08/2019 9:26 AM
I tell them that there will be no need for takeout containers, because I already have my own. Usually I have no problems.

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