Shannon Lindemer

Reid Park Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
471 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

95

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

105

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

100

petitions

signed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

36

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Shannon's actions

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 15 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

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

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 19
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

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Start Composting

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 Start Composting

Do an inventory of how much food waste you would save from going to the landfill if you start composting all of the time. What are the added benefits of having compost that is readily accessible?

Shannon Lindemer 7/02/2019 11:02 AM

Bought a worm composter for home! Kids will love it - but if they dont, I definitely will!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Sign a Petition

What is a plastic-related issue in your state/province?

Shannon Lindemer 7/01/2019 6:14 PM

http://chng.it/W7MJBNdfFx

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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?

Shannon Lindemer 7/01/2019 6:13 PM

After doing research Ive found that composting dog poop is not for us. Living in the desert we dont have many landscaping options that require compost. BUT I did not know that cat poop needed to be disposed differently.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Share My Actions

In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

Shannon Lindemer 7/01/2019 6:07 PM

I can hopefully encourage friends and family members to join me in challenges and to see how the earth needs our help

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