Lucy Wright

Toronto Zoo - Working Plastic Free

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
285 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

plastic straw

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

4.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Lucy'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

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

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 10 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 4
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 4
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.

COMPLETED 0
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle Homemade Cleaners

What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?

Lucy Wright 7/29/2019 3:37 AM

Vinegar is a great cleaning product. Even for doggy accidents. I also use baking soda to clean the kitchen sinks and counters and for tough stain removal.

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Lucy Wright 7/09/2019 5:39 PM

I am a volunteer at the Toronto Zoo. We all need to learn how to care for our world.

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Lucy Wright 7/03/2019 5:49 PM

Although it was easy to do, I had leftover potato salad made by me and leftover chili made by me for lunch at home.

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Lucy Wright 7/02/2019 12:44 PM

I baked a lovely quiche from scratch, pastry and all. It was very mild. Needs to sit overnight to allow the flavour to mature.

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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?

Lucy Wright 7/02/2019 12:40 PM

Some things will be difficult to do from a raw unprocessed state. I do make most meals and am not in the habit of eating pre-processed meals. I usually buy snacks, so it will be interesting to get back to baking again. Making my own bread will be an interesting challenge.

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Lucy Wright 6/26/2019 9:55 AM

I stopped relying on store plastic produce bags last January when the number of plastic bags I brought home became so ridiculous they started getting in the way. I now use washable produce bags which work extremely well. I also replaced plastic wrap with beeswax wrappers. The ones from the Zoo are fabulous and they smell so nice!

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- Angela Brown 6/27/2019 7:41 AM
  
  That's awesome Lucy! Thank you for sharing!
  
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