Katelyn Thomas

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
74 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

pieces plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Katelyn's actions

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusables at Work

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

COMPLETED 0
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 0
DAILY 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Make Your Own

How do you feel about being more involved in the food preparation process? Joyful, overwhelmed, engaged, empowered? What are the benefits of choosing to process or produce your own food instead of buying it pre-processed?

Katelyn Thomas 7/09/2019 7:02 AM

I loved being able to go into the garden, pick produce, rinse it, bring it into the kitchen and cook it, all within a half hour.

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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?

Katelyn Thomas 7/09/2019 7:02 AM

I am going to ask coworkers to bring their own forks and spoons to work instead of reaching for plastic.

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