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Amy Orchard

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

"Refuse, Replace, Revive! I will refuse single-use plastics. I will replace them with re-usable items. And in the process I will help to revive the oceans, deserts and planet."

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Amy's actions

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Rubber Glove Pet Hair Removal

I will use a rubber glove to remove pet hair from clothes, carpets and furniture.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

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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.

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Food

Make Your Own

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

COMPLETED 11
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Food

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

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Create Your Own Action

Jewerly conversations

I will wear a piece of Ocean jewerly each day and use it as a conversation starter to discuss plastic pollution in the ocean and how we can help!

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Amy Orchard 7/18/2019 6:39 PM
    Look at Barbie refusing single use plastic water bottles by using a stainless steel water bottle on ther trip to Arizona!  Way to go Barbie!

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    Amy Orchard 7/17/2019 6:51 PM
    Check out our Blue Saguaro project!  Refuse.  Replace.  Revive.
    https://www.kold.com/2019/07/17/tucson-teens-tackle-plastic-problem-with-blue-saguaro-campaign/

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    Amy Orchard 7/14/2019 8:27 PM
    Skipped the smoothie after my bike ride because I forgot to bring my cup with me and didnt qant the single use plastic one.

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    Amy Orchard 7/10/2019 7:08 PM
    Sad but happy day.   I'm away from home for the week eating in a cafeteria.   They offer real dinner wear!  Happiness!  I've made friends with the chef and he knew I loved his crustless quiche so he saved me a piece in the fridge.  Happy day!   But it was in a styrofoam container.   Sad day.  We can not control everything we use, can we?  

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    Amy Orchard 7/09/2019 6:59 PM
    Go team go!  We can beat Reid Park Zoo, right!

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    Amy Orchard 7/08/2019 8:35 PM
    Before & After!  I love this collapsible dinner set!  Makes it so easy to carry to potlucks with the bulk.
    love,love,love this collapsible dinner set. so,so,so easy to slip in my bag without the bulk.

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    Amy Orchard 7/07/2019 9:23 PM
    Today I traveled to Kitt Peak for a week long camp with Tohono O'odham girls which integrates science and art.  Brought my own dinner ware in case they only provide plastics!

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    Amy Orchard 7/06/2019 10:34 PM
    I crawled under my desk to find the plastic lid (which I've reused like a 100 times) to my refillable museum cup so I didn't have to get a new one!  Thanks to Leigh who watched over my skunk while I searched! 

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    Amy Orchard 7/05/2019 3:45 PM
    Today I posted to social media about my training at Ocean heroes Bootcamp and spread the word on how to help the cause!

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    Amy Orchard 7/05/2019 3:34 PM
    Today learned about the household hazardous waste collection site.  Check it out!