Kelsey Perrymore

SCZ - Gorilla

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
289 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

11

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Kelsey's actions

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 6
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 Share My Actions

In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

Kelsey Perrymore 7/02/2019 2:28 PM

Social media reaches so many people outside of my day-to-day life. And because friends retweet or share your post on Facebook it spreads to another circle of people. Social media allows you to introduce others to new ideas and forward ways of thinking that they might not have been open to.

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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?

Kelsey Perrymore 7/02/2019 2:26 PM

Once you pick up trash, you start to notice trash. It's EVERYWHERE! So when you see a a litter-free area you develop a sense of pride about that area and what it says about your community.

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- Laura Meyers 7/02/2019 7:19 PM
  
  I agree that you develop a sense of pride. I know find it hard to walk past litter.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy Unpackaged Produce

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

Kelsey Perrymore 7/02/2019 2:23 PM

I think it's mainly the consumer. A lot of produce that I see in individually wrapped packaging are pre-cut. It's convenient for people to purchase already sliced bell peppers or whatever because we're either too lazy or too busy to cut our own produce. But it also helps with quantity. Sometimes I don't need an entire bag of baby carrots but will purchase a plastic container of mixed veggies that has just a few sliced carrots in it. It's all about the consumer's convenience.

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Kelsey Perrymore 7/02/2019 2:17 PM

Declined a straw from Village Inn today! Explained to the waitress about Plastic Free July and that we're trying to do our part.

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Kelsey Perrymore 7/01/2019 10:37 AM

Day 1 - Going good! I realized that I'm a slacker and still need to order my reusable straws. Amazon Prime to the rescue!

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