Carolyn Vaughan

Zoo New England

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
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754 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

28

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

95

minutes

spent learning
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22

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
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46

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

138

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Carolyn's actions

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 23
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 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug or bringing my own collapsible cup.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 6 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

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Carolyn Vaughan 7/26/2019 10:52 AM

This may be before your time -- for many of you. As a Gen X'er I recommend revisiting Koyaanisquatsi. It is from the early '90s and is a Hopi term meaning "Life Out of Balance". it's more of a visual documentary than an instructional documentary - but the datedness of it reminds us of how long it takes to make progress.

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- Erica Farrell 7/27/2019 2:38 PM
  
  Thanks we’ll check it out!
  
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Carolyn Vaughan 7/25/2019 9:36 AM

I have a big problem -- BLUEBERRIES. They are my favorite, they are in season, and I'm only finding them in single use plastic cartons. Even the local farmers market doesn't have paper crates. All of those points for reusable containers are being lost everytime I eat blueberries! What to do - should I create a mixed media collage of blueberry containers?!

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- Erica Farrell 7/27/2019 2:46 PM
  
  Ring your container to the farmers market too. The more they see you do it, maybe it’ll catch on! Others in line may catch on too and then it’s be a movement!!
  
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- Claudia Zimmermann 7/25/2019 11:46 AM
  
  I had the same problem. I have asked at the market if they can put the blueberries in a paper bag because I don't want the plastic and it was ok. Some also take back the plastic, clean it and use it again.
  
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Carolyn Vaughan 7/24/2019 9:41 AM

The first red tomato is on the vine in my garden!

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Carolyn Vaughan 7/15/2019 9:13 AM

I stumbled across an excellent documentary over the weekend. Planet Ocean was produced in 2012. It is an amazing act of cinematography and captures a broad view of the human relationship to our world. I wonder what has changed in 7 years? It also ends by illustrating just how much plastic is ingested by sea birds. It's not on youtube due to copyright restrictions. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2240784/

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