Maggie Shulka

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
859 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

899

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

31

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

0.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Maggie's actions

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 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 0 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 0 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?

Maggie Shulka 8/05/2019 5:49 PM

My actions were not overly challenging, but if everyone did their part we could make a big difference for our future generations. It scares me to think how we may be leaving this planet.

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Maggie Shulka 8/05/2019 5:46 PM

I learned that if everyone did their part, we could make a big difference for future generations.

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Maggie Shulka 7/31/2019 1:37 PM

Thank you! I enjoyed this EcoChallenge so much!

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Maggie Shulka 7/31/2019 1:36 PM

Thank you! I enjoyed this so much!!

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Maggie Shulka 7/31/2019 1:34 PM

Having a whole month to practice my challenges has really helped me to remember in the future what I need to do to make this a better planet.

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Maggie Shulka 7/29/2019 6:04 PM

Good. Since we’re back from my vacation, I think it’s easier. We don’t go out to eat that much. I don’t have to worry about plastic straws or utensils.

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Maggie Shulka 7/29/2019 6:00 PM

I joined because my daughter challenged me and I want to make the environment better for my grandkids.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

Maggie Shulka 7/20/2019 6:58 AM

I started by encouraging family members to use reusable especially my grandkids. It’s there generation that is going to be impacted by our wastefulness.

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Maggie Shulka 7/18/2019 3:18 PM

My husband bought both of us a collapsible metal straw. Getting the husband involved!! Yay!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Minimize Packaging

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?

Maggie Shulka 7/18/2019 3:16 PM

Some items are packed so as to make it look like you are getting more product than you actually are. Reduce the over packaging so we can see what we are really getting.

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