Karin Lawrence

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
286 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

30

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

15

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Karin's actions

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 10
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
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Karin Lawrence 7/22/2019 1:55 PM

I'm pretty sure the plastic isn't helping the consumer, there are other ways to package food. This is hard to give up because a lot of the produce I purchase is in a plastic container. I do try to purchase items without a plastic container when they are available and I won't put single items in a plastic bag, I just stick them all in my reusable bag.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

Great job on getting rid of your disposable cup habit! How does it make you feel? What's next on your list to reduce your waste?

Karin Lawrence 7/22/2019 1:52 PM

It was easier than I expected to give up my disposable cup, I just make an effort to make sure I have my reusable cups available.

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Karin Lawrence 7/17/2019 7:40 PM

My challenge is going well. I'm making a real effort to use my reusable water cup every time I leave the house. My biggest fail is remembering to check in and mark off what I've done.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Karin Lawrence 7/17/2019 7:38 PM

This is an easy challenge - I always keep reusable bags in my car and now I keep one on the front seat, so I can remember to grab it (or more from the back) any time I run into a store.

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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.

Karin Lawrence 7/17/2019 7:35 PM

I have noticed at some of the restaurants we frequent, that you now need to ask for a straw instead of being given one automatically - I think that's great! My whole family goes without a straw now and they don't miss it one bit!

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