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Karin Kiessling

Monterey Bay Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 386 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    19
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    79
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    95
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Karin's actions

Create Your Own Action

Choose not to have children

If one does not feel strongly about having children, there should be no societal pressure to do so. We can encourage those who do not wish to have children and recognize this choice as a contribution to the planet.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Pets

Rubber Glove Pet Hair Removal

I will use a rubber glove to remove pet hair from clothes, carpets and furniture.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Invest in a Pooper-Scooper

I will swap out my single use plastic bags for a pooper-scooper.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 4 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 19
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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 3 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 20
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
    Family Plastic Free Lunch Boxes
    Most of us know that the "3 R's" are reduce, reuse, recycle. Recycling is most heavily emphasized in modern Western culture. How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

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    Karin Kiessling 7/31/2019 12:12 PM
    While it was easy to find reusable utensils and containers for lunch, it's more challenging to find goods that don't come in plastic containers at the grocery store. I can't wait for the day inventors like Marshall Medoff can market plant cellulose (the most abundant biological material on earth) into strong but biodegradable plastic and environmentally friendly fuel. 
  • 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.

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    Karin Kiessling 7/16/2019 1:15 PM
    Plenty of people have stopped me at movie houses as they notice I pull out my stainless steel straw and ask me where I purchased it.  Makes for a fun and educational discussion point. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Utensils
    How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

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    Karin Kiessling 7/16/2019 1:14 PM
    I've purchased sets of reusable cutlery for friends birthdays this year and they love them!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Family Swap the Snacks
    How does swapping out prepackaged snacks for fresh fruit or veggies benefit your family?

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    Karin Kiessling 7/08/2019 9:35 AM
    Fresh fruits and veggies have helped our waistlines as well.