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Kate Perry

Zoo New England

"Live. Love. Do Better."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 874 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    20
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    34
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    10
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    18
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    18
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Kate's actions

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Rubber Glove Pet Hair Removal

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

All Natural Pet Toys

I will give my pets natural alternatives to toys like femur bones and antlers, canvas, natural rubber, hemp, rope or cotton toys. Or I will make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pretty oh so Pretty

I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Start Composting

I will start a compost collection at home, work, or school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 20 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Personal Care Lather Up
    What are the economic and personal benefits of switching to bar soap/shampoo/conditioner or refillable bottle options?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:17 PM
    It's been interesting ... I honestly I kind of miss some of the old stuff, so I'm not sure I can keep up 100% of the switch over.  Long term I need to find balance and perhaps more product variety
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Pretty oh so Pretty
    How can you advocate for the importance of reducing packaging to the rest of your friends, family and larger community?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:14 PM
    I think the biggest way is simply to engage with them and not be afraid to point out why you have a nifty matching cloth napkin and silverware holder for your lunchbox, ect ... instead of sidestepping... I normally don't explain the why part
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Buy Only What I Need
    As you have reduced your spending, what have you noticed about your 'health and safety' purchasing habits? How might this change your longer term purchasing decisions?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:11 PM
    I have found the kids have been impacted the most by this as the splurges are usually for the smallest members of the family.  I have also found we just go to the store less ... the fro yo reduction has been hardest
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Watch a Documentary
    Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:08 PM
    We learned about the oceans and it was just devastating seeing the trash islands that have built up...and we have no one to blame but ourselves
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Start Composting
    Do an inventory of how much food waste you would save from going to the landfill if you start composting all of the time. What are the added benefits of having compost that is readily accessible?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:06 PM
    So typically we just compost yard waste, but we started adding some food waste.  As to the benefit, we have been using it for landscaping for years...its free and it works
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Host a House Party
    What are the benefits of hosting a house party related to getting to know your guests, connecting them to the cause you are focusing on, and building your community?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:03 PM
    It was a family gathering. So it was about bonding and sharing and chatting ... what's new ...let me tell you about this eco challenge I started and how its changed my routine
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Volunteer in my Community
    How does volunteering enhance your community and/or change your relationship with it?

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 12:01 PM
    Volunteering helps me feel more connected to with the community

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    Kate Perry 7/31/2019 3:43 AM
    Last day, congratulations everyone!

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    Kate Perry 7/30/2019 11:03 AM
    Go Team!  You all rock!  I am ready for August and a lifetime of doing more to cut down on the amount of plastics we all use every day.

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    Kate Perry 7/28/2019 5:08 AM
    I started off my morning talking to 65 girl scouts about plastic and the environment.  I love their enthusiasm.  They are inspiration to keep going!