Tama Olver

Monterey Bay Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
287 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

95

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

65

hours

volunteered
UP TO

28

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

5.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Tama 's actions

Community

Visit A Waste Management Facility

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 4 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 5
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

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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 65 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Sign a Petition

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

COMPLETED 0
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in my Community

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

Tama Olver 7/31/2019 5:36 PM

I feel more a part of the solution than the problem.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Sign a Petition

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

Tama Olver 7/31/2019 5:35 PM

There was no local petition to sign in July, though I was able to support a ban on single use tableware being considered in Pacific Grove.

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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?

Tama Olver 7/30/2019 10:05 PM

I wassrprised by how much higher than India our footprint is. I wasn’t surprised by how much lower than average in the US.

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Tama Olver 7/26/2019 9:03 AM

It’s hard to remember to login every day. I am having less trouble keeping up with the challenge.

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- Diana Guerrero 7/29/2019 11:16 AM
  
  Yep, and sometimes the check in did not register, or maybe it was my user error? LOL
  
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- Jessica Chapman 7/26/2019 1:39 PM
  
  I agree Tama! It is hard to remember to constantly log in, but at least we are focusing on what really counts!
  
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Tama Olver 7/26/2019 9:03 AM

It’s hard to remember to login every day. I am having less trouble keeping up with the challenge.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Keep My Community Clean

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

Tama Olver 7/17/2019 2:08 PM

I can be prouder of a community that is litter free.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Visit A Waste Management Facility

Landfills and recycling centers tell us a lot about our communities and purchasing habits. What did you glean from your visit?

Tama Olver 7/17/2019 2:07 PM

We have a world class facility that needs our support by eliminating waste that they cannot reuse or recycle.

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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.

Tama Olver 7/09/2019 10:07 PM

Yes. I see more people skipping the straw altogether.

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Tama Olver 7/05/2019 11:55 AM

I talked to 25 people about eliminating takeout food single-use plastics

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Takeout Pro

How could you mitigate issues that may arise if the restaurant does not want to let you use your own containers at first?

Tama Olver 6/29/2019 6:28 AM

Be polite and refrain from blaming front line staff. They may only be following policy or be afraid to take a risk.

Ask to talk to a manager, if it seems you can do so without offending or follow up with a phone call call or letter to management. Make your case including information about what the competition is doing. Make a firm commitment to do business elsewhere until policy changes. Include information about where you can be contacted.

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