Meggan Hudspeth

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Save the Sea Turtles team

"We only have one planet let's take care of it."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
313 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

conversation

with a person
UP TO

420

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

14

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

14

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

14

zero-waste meals

consumed

Meggan's actions

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Make Your Own

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

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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.

Meggan Hudspeth 7/13/2019 5:13 AM

I have. For myself I make sure if I'm eating at a restaurant that I dont use a straw and I see the people I'm with doing the same thing

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Make Your Own

How do you feel about being more involved in the food preparation process? Joyful, overwhelmed, engaged, empowered? What are the benefits of choosing to process or produce your own food instead of buying it pre-processed?

Meggan Hudspeth 7/13/2019 5:11 AM

I love it. I think it makes the food taste better with the love and hard work I put into it

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