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Allison Schwartz

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 721 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    23
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    50
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    126
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    109
    minutes
    spent learning

Allison's 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 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Bathroom

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

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

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Bedroom

Eco Detergent

I will use laundry detergent that is packaged in glass or aluminum, or an alternative like soap nuts.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Go Strawless

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own reusable straw.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Cook a Plastic Free Meal

I will prepare meals at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Try a New Recipe

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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Bedroom

Ditch Dryer Sheets

I will use wool dryer balls or another plastic-free alternative to dryer sheets to keep my clothes static-free.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Bedroom

Sunshine Bleached

I will hang-dry my laundry to use the sun as a natural bleach alternative, or use another natural bleach alternative.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


  • Allison Schwartz's avatar
    Allison Schwartz 7/20/2023 1:17 PM
    Today I reminded two people to stay active with these efforts and not just during the month of July

  • Allison Schwartz's avatar
    Allison Schwartz 7/18/2023 7:42 AM
    I did really well keeping my grocery purchases as plastic free as I can. Sometimes it just depends where you go.

  • Allison Schwartz's avatar
    Allison Schwartz 7/13/2023 2:08 PM
    I did a little traveling over the past couple of days and made sure I used my reusable toiletries and no plastic bags.

  • Allison Schwartz's avatar
    Allison Schwartz 7/08/2023 5:24 AM
    I try my hardest to use reusable containers for my lunches and for food storage. I prefer glass and you can get cheap but good quality containers from Costco

  • Allison Schwartz's avatar
    Allison Schwartz 7/05/2023 6:37 AM
    We are encouraging our Volunteers to participate in this program to help better our Earth