Kathy McConnell

Kansas City Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
986 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

38

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

260

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

95

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

19

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

donation

made

Kathy's actions

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 10 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 26
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

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support a nonprofit dedicated to plastic pollution reduction.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Watch a Documentary

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

Kathy McConnell 7/31/2019 1:24 PM

I chose to watch "A Plastic Wave". Like other documentaries, it focused on single-use plastics and the impact on our environment. It was heartbreaking and eye-opening to see the effects on marine life. 30 million tons of plastic and counting reaching our world's oceans. The film and this challenge has definitely made me more mindful.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

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

Kathy McConnell 7/11/2019 4:23 PM

This challenge hasn't been too difficult. I have gotten into the habit of using re-usable bags each time I visit the store. I think the fact that it takes so little effort to buy and use the re-usable bags has made it a pretty easy transition.

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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?

Kathy McConnell 7/11/2019 4:21 PM

I was really surprised at how much I can improve on reducing my plastic consumption. According to the website, the average person consumes 231 pounds per year. I was a little less than half that at 105 pounds per year. I've done well with reducing/eliminating single use plastics, but found that bath/body products account for much of my total. I do recycle all of my shampoo, body wash, etc. bottles but looks like I need to do much better!

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Kathy McConnell 7/05/2019 3:19 PM

Representing the team with my KC Zoo water bottle!

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Kathy McConnell 7/03/2019 2:00 PM

Effective July 2, Bali has banned the use of straws, plastic bags, and styrofoam. Go Bali! https://nypost.com/2019/07/02/bali-officially-bans-all-single-use-plastic-to-curb-ocean-pollution/

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Kathy McConnell 7/01/2019 11:31 AM

Excited to begin the challenge today. It's a good feeling to know that even the little things I do can help in some way!

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