Marsha Kearney

ABQ BioPark

POINTS TOTAL

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784 TOTAL

participant impact

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35

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

14

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

29

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Marsha's actions

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 30 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Write Letters or Emails

I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Join a Cleanup Effort

How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

Marsha Kearney 7/28/2019 9:55 PM

I'm not into group activities. Just enjoy going out with my dog and friends. Made an extra effort to clean areas and pick up other items left behind (like dog poop). Trying tp do more "action" vs." reaction."

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Natural Fibers

What are the benefits (to people, animals, and the environment) of purchasing clothes made with natural fibers?

Marsha Kearney 7/24/2019 4:44 PM

Every time someone buys something made with natural fibers we are not adding to the pollution (natural fibers can even be composted). "Upcycling," what I consider as buying from a non-profit thrift store, not only extends the life of an article, but provides money to a worthy non-profit agency.

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Marsha Kearney 7/19/2019 2:35 PM

Well - I enjoy talking to others about the challenge and what we each can do to get more involved.

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Marsha Kearney 7/15/2019 5:06 PM

Instead of freezing food items I had bought for the incoming asylum seekers coming through ABQ (temporary stop of buses) I am taking the food to the St. Felix food pantry.

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Marsha Kearney 7/15/2019 4:59 PM

Taking my own boxes to Costco to carry purchases out. No more adding those cardboard boxes to the recycle bin.

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Marsha Kearney 7/15/2019 4:56 PM

Was surprised when Southwest Airlines said thanks for your message but we won't be getting rid of plastic straws. Then they said they wanted me to continue to be a loyal customer.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

Marsha Kearney 7/13/2019 7:13 PM

Had stopped composting and was appalled at how that increased our waste. Now that I know what I did wrong in the past and an easy way to make composting happen, I'm back in the game. Most of our paper went into the recycling bin, but that will now go into the compost. Also making plans to compost dog poop - that will also cut back on our waste.

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Marsha Kearney 7/13/2019 7:03 PM

Need to make sure I check in more often. Starting to notice more opportunities for completing actions, such as getting plastic straws in one of a local restaurant chain where at least one of their other restaurants have gone away from plastic. Also heard where my favorite airline (Southwest) has not yet been convinced to move away from plastic straws. Also, doing research on composting dog poop took me to a composting class that has me all geared up to start composting again. I was making too many mistakes at first.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Pets Pet Waste

By composting your pet waste, you are turning waste into nutrients to feed the soil. In what other ways can you turn waste into a resource in your life?

Marsha Kearney 7/13/2019 6:56 PM

Actually took a two hour Composting 101 course this morning. Instructor was excellent and explained how to successfully compost in a desert environment. Learned that if you compost dog, pig or cat waste that you do not want to use that compost on gardens (animals that transmit disease to humans), but it would be good for things such as ornamentals. Excited to get back into composting (learned about mistakes we have made in the past).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?

Marsha Kearney 7/10/2019 3:41 PM

More waste then I'd like to think about. Need to be more conscious of what I am using and find ways to curb that.

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