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Erin Sullivan

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 661 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    56
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    58
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Erin's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 29
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 29
DAILY 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 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?

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    Erin Sullivan 7/23/2019 9:10 AM
    It’s hard to follow this one - this month, we’re mostly just not getting things we usually get, rather than finding eco-friendly alternatives.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

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    Erin Sullivan 7/22/2019 4:23 PM
    It’s pretty easy! I don’t shop much anyway