Brook Wethers

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

"Plastic free all year long!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
749 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

22

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

4.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

22

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

44

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

22

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Brook's 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 22
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 22
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 Reusables at Work

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 4 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support a nonprofit dedicated to plastic pollution reduction.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

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
Lifestyle Travel Smart

How can/did you prepare to be successful in this action? Did you engage in conversation with anyone about your new habit?

Brook Wethers 7/16/2019 8:32 AM

I have a be prepared attitude and over my life it has been contagious with my friends and family. It's surprising what people notice- sometimes the little things are the most impactful

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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?

Brook Wethers 7/16/2019 8:31 AM

Learning more myself about what our options are and how to influence who are buying

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Toiletries

What is the benefit of using bar soaps or refilling your travel sized containers? Is this an action you think you will keep in your life?

Brook Wethers 7/16/2019 8:30 AM

I prefer my own toiletries- with sensitive skin- hotel items don't usually work for me. I also tend to buy big with shampoo- so it's more cost effective to just fill my own reusable containers

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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?

Brook Wethers 7/16/2019 8:28 AM

I think just talking about it, using social media to share your own experiences- it will become more mainstream the more who do it and talk about it

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use a Reusable Mug / Collapsible Cup

Great job on getting rid of your disposable cup habit! How does it make you feel? What's next on your list to reduce your waste?

Brook Wethers 7/16/2019 8:27 AM

I am going to suggest recycling for my workplace

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Travel Eating

Was this action easy or difficult to do? How did it change your travel experience?

Brook Wethers 7/11/2019 7:15 AM

I am a snack crazy person- I always have snacks, because you never know when you will be out and I have low blood sugar

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Join a Cleanup Effort

How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

Brook Wethers 7/11/2019 7:14 AM

cleaning up our beaches at little Talbot state park is the best!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in my Community

How does volunteering enhance your community and/or change your relationship with it?

Brook Wethers 7/11/2019 7:13 AM

I volunteer for the florida state parks and I am amazed and proud to serve with my fellow volunteers

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Raise Money For a Nonprofit

What are organizations in your region doing to address plastic pollution or other related issues? How can you support them?

Brook Wethers 7/11/2019 7:12 AM

I always think of the clean up efforts- I volunteer with our state parks services and clean ups are part of the work

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Containers

How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

Brook Wethers 7/11/2019 7:08 AM

Ditch the single use products- buy the bag/box and break out your servings- it's more cost effective anyway

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