Sarah Brown

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
426 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

23

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

4.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

35

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Sarah's actions

Kitchen

Fill a Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Choose Reusable Food Storage

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

When possible, I will not use disposable bags when shopping, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Study

Numbers Everywhere

The numbers #1-7 on plastics tell us a lot - and can help us be better recyclers. I will learn what these numbers mean and which types of plastics are accepted for recycling in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Write Letters, Emails or Sign Petitions

I will write or sign 1 letters, emails or petitions per day to advocate for plastic-free or planet-friendly policies.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

Sarah Brown 7/24/2023 2:19 PM
I’m proud of how far I’ve come in reducing plastics to keep our planet clean! I can’t wait until the Baltimore County bag ban takes effect this fall. It will be great to not have to say No Bag at stores all the time.

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Sarah Brown 7/20/2023 10:05 AM
I'm so glad I bought a re-usable K-cup. I hated buying expensive K-cups just to throw away all that plastic. Now I just fill the reusable K-cup with whatever coffee I like and dump the grounds after I'm finished. It's much cheaper, environmentally friendly, and easy as well.

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Sarah Brown 7/16/2023 9:15 AM
I've made good progress in reducing plastics in my kitchen, but all my toiletries in the bathroom is still a challenge. I will try one new product that reduces plastics in my bathroom this month.

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- Mary Bronson 7/16/2023 5:41 PM
  You are becoming more aware of the impact of plastic on the environment so you are making great progress, one step at a time.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Kitchen

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Sarah Brown 7/09/2023 6:16 PM
One way i reduced my use of plastic bags was to shop at the farmers market. The produce I bought was not wrapped in plastic and I put int all in a reusable bag!

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Sarah Brown 7/05/2023 5:10 AM
I chose a reusable container for a salad I brought to a party. Unfortunately the top to my container was misplaced and I did have to use plastic wrap to cover it for the way home. I still will continue to chose reusable any time I can.

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