Jenna Dodson

Oklahoma City Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
921 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

31

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

127

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

62

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

31

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Jenna's 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 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 3 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 32
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 31
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 31
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 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

Jenna Dodson 7/22/2019 7:43 AM

Oklahoma city metro has a lot of street festivals/outdoor bars with food trucks and vendors that use disposable cutlery. Encouraging the organizers of these events to provide compostable cutlery, work with Fertile Ground, push guests to bring their own silverware would be a great place to start. Many of the food trucks present at these events also have brick and mortar stores that this could be implemented in

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Jenna Dodson 7/09/2019 11:24 AM

More restaurants are starting to specifically ask if you would like a straw instead of automatically giving one, and I've also noticed some adding messaging on menus/table tents about their push to reduce plastic straw use. It is interesting that despite this, if someone does want to use a straw they are still giving plastic instead of paper/compostable

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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?

Jenna Dodson 7/05/2019 12:18 PM

DRYER SHEETS! Not only are they filled the harmful chemicals, but are such a wasteful item. Wool dryer balls are a much better option as they can be reused, reduce dry time, and aren't packed with chemicals

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Family Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

Most of us know that the "3 R's" are reduce, reuse, recycle. Recycling is most heavily emphasized in modern Western culture. How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Jenna Dodson 7/02/2019 11:24 AM

Need to get better at refusing single use plastics--was starting a collection of unused straws and silverware from restaurants instead of telling them I didn't want/need those items. Change won't happen without consumers making producers aware of their wants & needs, so refusing these items is huge!

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Jenna Dodson 7/01/2019 2:45 PM

Excited to get started and continue this habit of reducing, refusing, and reusing plastic!

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