Whilma Sackett

Akron Zoo - Staff

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
826 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

172

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

13

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

38

zero-waste meals

consumed

Whilma's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 30
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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant a Garden

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 30
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?

Whilma Sackett 7/31/2019 1:10 PM

This has been a fast plastic free month. I found it pretty easy to change some bad habits. Mostly I don't ever use a plastic water bottle and take my own reusable bags to the grocery store. Hope to keep this going in the future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Whilma Sackett 7/17/2019 8:35 AM

My favorite restaurants won't give a straw unless they are asked for it. I'm happy about that.

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- Sandi Phillips 7/18/2019 10:51 AM
  
  I see this is happening more and more often! That's great. More places need to follow this practice.
  
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Whilma Sackett 7/05/2019 1:37 PM

Went to a family breakfast this morning. Everyone got water. I talked all of them into going without using a straw.

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- Sandi Phillips 7/08/2019 12:14 PM
  
  Keep spreading the word!
  
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