Camille Rascon

ABQ BioPark

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
564 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

27

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

162

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

52

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

78

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Camille's actions

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 15 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Family Discover Together

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

Camille Rascon 7/02/2019 11:07 AM

I'm most concerned about the planet and environment that we're leaving for our children and grandchildren. I'm a 2nd grade teacher, and a big part of the civics curriculum I focused on this past school year was environmental justice. If my 2nd graders can understand it, and agree with it, why is it so hard for lawmakers and leaders to understand it and agree with it? I just hope my students grow up and take better action once their generation is in charge.

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