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Katie Imhoff

Seattle Aquarium - Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,085 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    255
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    5.0
    pieces of litter
    picked up
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    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    10
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    27
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Katie's actions

Create Your Own Action

Single use plastic free camping

I will go camping and 1) only bring food/water in reusable/compostable packaging, 2) purchase packaging free food or make my own granola bars marshmallows etc for the trip. This will be a fact finding mission for future backpacking trips.

COMPLETED 0
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 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Lifestyle

Natural Fibers

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

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

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 11
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
    Community Host a House Party
    What are the benefits of hosting a house party related to getting to know your guests, connecting them to the cause you are focusing on, and building your community?

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    Katie Imhoff 7/18/2019 9:02 AM
    I am very excited to get a chance to chat with folks about DIY sunscreen today during our workshop! It will be great to help people find one more way they can help reduce their plastic consumption and talk about their successes and struggles!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Buy Only What I Need
    As you have reduced your spending, what have you noticed about your 'health and safety' purchasing habits? How might this change your longer term purchasing decisions?

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    Katie Imhoff 7/14/2019 4:52 PM
    I typically don't go on huge shopping sprees, but when I am tempted to buy something that I won't use every day, or that I don't really need, it is nice to have a reminder that refraining from purchasing that item is good for the environment! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Minimize Packaging
    With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

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    Katie Imhoff 7/08/2019 9:59 AM
    I don't often shop at PCC but when I was in, I noticed that they offer paper bags for their produce rather than the plastic bags most mainstream grocery stores offer. 
  • 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?

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    Katie Imhoff 7/08/2019 9:57 AM
    Now that summer produce is in full swing, I have developed a new found love for making my own salsa. It is super easy easy, and tastes better and fresher than the store bought salsa. I always assumed that it would be difficult to make great tasting salsa until I started this summer. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Containers
    How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

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    Katie Imhoff 7/01/2019 10:31 AM
    Currently I use glass containers, but they have plastic lids... does anyone have suggestions on leak proof containers that do not have plastic lids? 

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      Alex Tanz 7/01/2019 5:04 PM
      We have tried silicone covers on pyrex. They are leakproof, but can also tear if stretched too far. Silicone is more degradeable than plastic, and leaches chemicals at a lower rate than plastic, but not perfect.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

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    Katie Imhoff 7/01/2019 10:29 AM
    This is a great new challenge for this year, so many of my peers rely on social media so this is a great way to reach folks who I don't get to see every day! My plan is to post something weekly (ideally with a photo).