Linda McIvor

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
643 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

29

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

28

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

29

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

58

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Linda's 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

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 27
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 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

Linda McIvor 7/27/2019 1:25 PM

Waste audit made me conscious of how much waste I produce and has motivated me to find ways to decrease waste.

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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.

Linda McIvor 7/27/2019 1:23 PM

Easy to skip this and I have a reusable straw if needed.

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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?

Linda McIvor 7/23/2019 9:09 AM

Declining plastic ware when buying food and eating out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Minimize Packaging

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

Linda McIvor 7/20/2019 9:47 AM

Reducing use of flimsy plastic bags for veggies and fruit.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?

Linda McIvor 7/20/2019 9:42 AM

Trying to reuse baggies and limit use.

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