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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
    60
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    38
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    13
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Whilma's actions

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

Food

Plant a Garden

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 5
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

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

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed


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

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    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.

    • Sandi Phillips's avatar
      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.