Ainslie Taylor

ZooTampa Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
450 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

616

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

21

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

conversation

with a person
UP TO

39

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Ainslie's actions

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusables at Work

I will use reusable dishes and silverware when eating at work.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Dam the Flow

I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Invest in a Pooper-Scooper

I will swap out my single use plastic bags for a pooper-scooper.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 21
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?

Ainslie Taylor 7/20/2019 9:04 PM

Today I went and got fast food for lunch. I forgot to tell them no straws. Not only did they forget my straws they forgot plastic utensils too. I'm soo grateful!

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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.

Ainslie Taylor 7/18/2019 3:28 PM

I have finally started to see in supermarkets paper straws and metal straws. This shows that people are taking a notice to the problems that plastic straws cause. It's nice to see a change.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusables at Work

It is often true that we only have control over our own actions and not the collective community. How can you lead by example when it comes to switching disposables for reusable dishes in your community?

Ainslie Taylor 7/18/2019 3:23 PM

Every Saturday I go out to get icecream with friends. After the 1st Sunday they all brought there metal spoons with them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Ainslie Taylor 7/18/2019 3:19 PM

The only hard part about this one was my morning breakfast. I would instead bring a reusable container with me to put my muffin into get to work instead or a single use plastic bag.

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Ainslie Taylor 7/09/2019 5:32 AM

Its easy to skip the plastic bag when you have a huge purse that's fits everything and the coat rack!!

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Ainslie Taylor 7/06/2019 9:46 PM

Breaking out my reusable shopping bags tomorrow for a little grocery shopping

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Ainslie Taylor 7/06/2019 9:40 PM

So simple and easy to just throw a metal fork and knife in to my purse. I can't even count how manytimes it has saved me from not using plastic options.

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