Kat Soto

National Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
457 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

24

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

petitions

signed
UP TO

12

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Kat'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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 4
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

What is a plastic-related issue in your state/province?
Kat Soto 7/02/2019 1:01 PM
I am actually writing a petition to get recycle-bins at The Mall in Columbia. There is not one bin designated for recycling. I will keep everyone updated on when it becomes available!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

As you have reduced your spending, what have you noticed about your 'health and safety' purchasing habits? How might this change your longer term purchasing decisions?
Kat Soto 7/02/2019 12:59 PM
Reducing my spending is both cost effective and environmentally conscience!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

Does changing the lining of your waste bin change the kind or amount of trash you produce?
Kat Soto 7/02/2019 12:58 PM
This challenge is a lot harder than I thought!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
Kat Soto 7/02/2019 12:57 PM
Thanks to my team at the aquarium, I now have a reusable straw that I can take with me!

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Kat Soto 6/30/2019 9:34 AM
I'm excited to start implanted these changes in my life and continue to become part of the solution!

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