Monterey Bay Aquarium

"Sustainability all day errrday"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
205 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

3.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

3.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Monterey Bay's actions

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Write Letters or Emails

I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 5 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 Write Letters or Emails

How might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems - like plastic pollution - differently?

Monterey Bay Aquarium 7/01/2019 6:35 PM

Getting the word out can help create a community of activists. I'm opting to use my social media voice to ask for change so that more people can be inspired to take action. #RippleEffect

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?

Monterey Bay Aquarium 7/01/2019 6:28 PM

I've switched to buying dry goods in bulk but we still have plastic packed items mostly because my partner is not bulk savvy. My goal is to share my knowledge with him so he can opt for more sustainable packaging (e.g. BYO bulk bag) . Knowledge is power!

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Monterey Bay Aquarium 7/01/2019 6:22 PM

Hooray for day one of Plastic Free July! I'm excited to learn with and from all of you. It's been a while since I've done a waste audit so I'm stoked to use some data to better inform me of the actions I can take to further phase out and reduce single-use plastics from my life.

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