Jess Reed

Zoo New England

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
164 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Jess's actions

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Start Composting

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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 2
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?

Jess Reed 7/27/2019 6:44 AM

Away from home and trying to reuse everywhere I can. Have my bamboo utensils and metal straws.

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Jess Reed 7/22/2019 9:23 AM

Feeling a bit defeated with plastic being unavoidable for some things. No matter how you try to avoid it. ie at a restaurant and asked for no straws so since I brought my metal ones and the waitress didn’t remember and brought plastic anyways.

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- Erica Farrell 7/25/2019 9:32 AM
  
  Every time you ask, even if they don’t comply, you are planting the seed and making a difference. Keep it up!!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Personal Care Brusha Brusha Brusha

What are the benefits of switching to bamboo toothbrushes? How would you implore others in your community to make this switch as well?

Jess Reed 7/16/2019 4:26 AM

I’m excited for the switch. I always start with family first and my sister are working to be plastic free too now.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

What did you find out about your plastic consumption by using the calculator? What did or didn't surprise you?

Jess Reed 7/16/2019 4:25 AM

I feel like some of what it says was not an accurate reflection because they asked for averages and I use as little as possible and a few categories didn’t leave any room for specifics. If that is my true impact on the world, I would be very disheartened.

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Jess Reed 7/16/2019 4:01 AM

Many of these changes have been difficult to make but so important!

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Jess Reed 7/15/2019 11:34 AM

Love living almost plastic free and working to be 0% and teach and preach it to my middle school students as well!

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