Sue Browning

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
235 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning

Sue's actions

Kitchen

Use Reusable Utensils

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

COMPLETED 3
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Family + Pets

Using Biodegradable Material

I use biodegradable bags to collect my dogs' waste. This eliminates at least a dozen plastic bags per week ending up in the landfill.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Sue Browning 7/18/2023 11:37 AM
I was very happy to discover that the toilet paper we use (Quilted Northern) now comes in curbside-recyclable paper packaging!

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Sue Browning 7/07/2023 1:05 PM
While I do sometimes use plastic sandwich bags for plain bread slices or buns in my husband's lunch, he saves them and brings them home so they can be reused. Any bag used for bread can be reused many times.

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Sue Browning 7/05/2023 9:58 AM
I read about the types of plastics and which ones are more easily recycled.

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