Amy Meyer

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Amy'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.

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Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community.

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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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Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

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Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

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Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

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

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Food

Minimize Packaging

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

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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?

Amy Meyer 7/31/2019 12:23 PM

Just used my new spork! No more disposables for me.

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Amy Meyer 7/31/2019 12:23 PM

Just used my new spork! No more disposables for me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in my Community

How does volunteering enhance your community and/or change your relationship with it?

Amy Meyer 7/21/2019 9:54 PM

I have a better connection with the people and the environment in my community when I volunteer regularly for both environmental organizations and the local food bank. Giving my energy and time creates a personal accountability and a satisfaction for being part of a solution to some of the issues in my own community.

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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?

Amy Meyer 7/16/2019 10:05 PM

It's everywhere! The most ridiculous amount of over packaging is in foods. Unfortunately I think it's going to get worse with the recent food licking craze!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Raise Money For a Nonprofit

What are organizations in your region doing to address plastic pollution or other related issues? How can you support them?

Amy Meyer 7/14/2019 1:52 PM

I gave to a food bank that distributes bulk produce to the community- no plastic wrappers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

Single use plastics have become normalized in our society to the point that most people don't see them as a problem. What would you say to a friend, colleague, or family member who may not understand why these disposables are an issue?

Amy Meyer 7/12/2019 10:28 PM

I start by asking them what they do with all the plastic? I used to marvel at how the grocery bags "multiplied " like bunnies... i encourage folks to reuse as much as possible, but I also have given permanent bags to family and friends and asked them to use those instead.

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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?

Amy Meyer 7/12/2019 10:21 PM

I do pretty well on limiting obvious, single use plastic these dsys, but didn't score well on using plastic for longer use items like my running shirts made out of poly fiber! Never thought about them as plastic!

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Amy Meyer 7/10/2019 1:37 PM

I was challenged by my "zooie" daughter, she knows I already care deeply about our natural world, and I would jump at the chance to do more!

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Amy Meyer 7/07/2019 10:47 PM

Did double duty volunteering today... monitoring shorebird nesting sites and cleaned up trash off the beach while i was there. Helped to educate a family about why protecting the nesting sites is important too!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Smart

How can/did you prepare to be successful in this action? Did you engage in conversation with anyone about your new habit?

Amy Meyer 7/05/2019 5:45 PM

I'm taking refillables and reusables EVERYWHERE, and making a point to tell the folks I'm with why. I noticed one friend did the same the day after I told her about mine :)

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