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Maria Kohls

Plastic Free New Orleans

"Conservation is my middle name . . . metaphorically."

POINTS TOTAL

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participant impact

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    405
    minutes
    spent learning
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    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
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    66
    pieces of litter
    picked up
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    1.0
    documentary
    watched
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    8.0
    conversations
    with people

Maria's actions

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

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

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Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Lobby for Reusables

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

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

That Was a Close Shave

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors. Why not try using hair conditioner instead of shaving foam for that baby smooth feel?

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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.

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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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

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

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Maria Kohls 7/31/2019 2:45 PM
    Great job, everyone! Way to be planet-saving champs!

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    Maria Kohls 7/14/2019 9:15 PM
    Thinking I’ll take this online course offered by Michigan State: https://www.canr.msu.edu/foodpreservation/food_preservation_online_course

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    Maria Kohls 7/13/2019 9:09 PM
    Spending time outdoors always reminds me that I can do without much of the stuff I think I can’t do without. 

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    Maria Kohls 7/11/2019 2:21 PM
    Just packed my snacks and heading to the airport. Stay safe, LA!

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    Maria Kohls 7/10/2019 5:35 PM
    Failed at making tuna steaks tonight, but you win some and lose some. Trying something new can be tough, so don’t give up!

    At least I had a frozen corndog...

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    Maria Kohls 7/08/2019 5:01 PM
    So...gonna try out making jelly with these grapes...
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Lobby for Reusables
    What are some of the cases you could make to an employer for why switching to durable dishes and utensils is actually in their best interest as well?

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    Maria Kohls 7/06/2019 9:40 AM
    Luckily, I have buying authority in my team. We've been slowing adding reusable dishware into our party supplies. First, we started collecting Mardi Gras cups from staff and volunteers. This year, we budgeted for reusable party plates, and I finally found some affordable and durable ones. Our team is committed to tackling the extra clean-up in order to keep disposables out of the waste stream. (My team is super awesome that way).

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    Maria Kohls 7/06/2019 9:12 AM
    Made homemade salad dressing last night...and it was so easy! Anyone who knows me knows I'm a lazy cook.

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    Maria Kohls 7/04/2019 5:08 PM
    Picked up litter on my walk today - it was nice and leisurely with the extra day off!