Michelle O'Brien

Zoo New England

"To help reduce plastic in the environment and cut down on using disposable products."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
511 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

24

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

15

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Michelle's actions

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 15
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

Personal Care

Just Say No

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

UNCOMPLETED
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 16
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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 4
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?

Michelle O'Brien 7/31/2019 11:11 AM

Second place!! Congrats everyone!

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Michelle O'Brien 7/26/2019 1:18 PM

We're in 3rd place! Great job, everyone!

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Michelle O'Brien 7/13/2019 12:59 PM

We’re back down to 6th. Still pretty damn good, but we can get back to 5th!

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Michelle O'Brien 7/11/2019 11:33 AM

We're so close to 5th place!

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- Erica Farrell 7/11/2019 6:35 PM
  
  And now we ARE in 5th PLACE!!! Keep it up team. Everyone is doing GREAT!!
  
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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.

Michelle O'Brien 7/11/2019 11:25 AM

Some restaurants no longer give straws unless you ask.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Water Bottles

Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed by this bottling process?

Michelle O'Brien 7/11/2019 11:25 AM

Donate to reputable charities and write your legislators.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Family Swap the Snacks

How does swapping out prepackaged snacks for fresh fruit or veggies benefit your family?

Michelle O'Brien 7/11/2019 11:24 AM

It is healthier and creates no waste.

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Michelle O'Brien 7/10/2019 1:49 PM

Great job, everyone! Let's win this!

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