Amanda Franklin

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
182 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

12

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

12

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

8.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Amanda's actions

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Get Rid of Glitter

I will teach my little ones about microplastics while we do a craft project together using glitter alternatives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Amanda Franklin 7/20/2022 9:35 AM
Had a virtual field trip to the zoo and talked with my kids a bit about conservation.

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Amanda Franklin 7/15/2022 6:11 PM
Reused a bunch of boxes for an art project with my students and have been getting so much more use out of them then simply recycling them. They have been absolutely loving it and the parents love the box robot that they have been coloring on for over a week now.

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Amanda Franklin 7/09/2022 10:06 AM
This challenge has pushed me to use a lot less single use packaging for my lunches and even got me to start bringing utensils to work instead of using plastic utensils.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Amanda Franklin 7/09/2022 10:04 AM
Since I started carrying reusable bags in my car, this has become significantly easier.

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