Veronica Radder

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
270 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

75

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

6.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Veronica's actions

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 15 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Homemade Pet Food/Treats

I will prepare my own pet food and treats to avoid plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 60 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Thoughtful Toys

I will only buy cloth, wooden or plant-based natural rubber toys. Or make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!

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?

Veronica Radder 7/22/2019 3:48 AM

We have decided to have a low waste birthday party for our son. Compostable plates, cups, flatwear, etc. reminding guests to place food waste into compost bin or chicken run. We will come up with kore.

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Veronica Radder 7/17/2019 6:10 PM

We’ve turned to beeswax wrap to replace plastic wrap, are slowly converting to glass food storage containers, and reusable silicone food bags.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Pets Pet Waste

By composting your pet waste, you are turning waste into nutrients to feed the soil. In what other ways can you turn waste into a resource in your life?

Veronica Radder 7/08/2019 6:06 PM

We already use food scraps to feed the chickens and the compost and put the chicken manure in the compost. I use wood shavings from my husband's workshop as chicken litter.

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Veronica Radder 7/08/2019 5:55 PM

Just a mom trying to teach her child how to grow/raise food at home.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Pets Homemade Pet Food/Treats

Does making your own pet food seem like a habit you can keep up in the long term? What else can you do to reduce your use of plastic packaging that can come from taking care of your pet's needs?

Veronica Radder 7/08/2019 5:53 PM

One thing I have been thinking of doing is raising mealworms for the chickens.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?

Veronica Radder 7/08/2019 5:51 PM

The highest culprits are granola bars and fruit snacks, which I can easily make at home.

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