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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Sue Hilbert

Saint Louis Zoo Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 435 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    23
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    39
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Sue's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

Do at Home

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

Do at Home

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Read about sustainable living

Read a (new to you) book about sustainable living. Check the links for some suggested titles or ask a friend or fellow volunteer for a recommendation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use the sustainable palm oil app.

Download the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's sustainable palm oil shopping app.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

Do at Home

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate for Sustainable Palm Oil and Help Orangutans

Support companies that have joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Write to your favorite companies and restaurants. Ask them to use sustainable palm oil in their products and to join the RSPO if they haven't done so already.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy orangutan-friendly candy this Halloween

Orangutans and many other animals are in danger due to unsustainable palm oil plantations, which destroy their forest homes. Palm oil can be found in many products—even candy! We are dedicated to caring for animals, so we encourage you to consider purchasing candy that contains sustainable palm oil. For a list of suggestions, please visit: https://www.stlzoo.org/files/9815/6985/6138/STLZoo_Candy_Guide_for_Holloween.pdf

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use the plastic footprint calculator

Complete the 3-minute consumption calculator to find ways to balance your plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Online Energy Audit

Do at Home

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Do at Home

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Be a litter hero

Pick up trash in your neighborhood or a local park.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Watch a lecture series on climate change

The Aquarium of the Pacific has bundled a number of their past lectures on various aspects of climate change. You can pick and choose, but they have arranged them in a sequence that they believe presents a coherent picture of climate change and its impacts. Each of these lectures was presented by a leader in his/her field. See link below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

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    Sue Hilbert 10/15/2020 4:48 AM
    I love to walk with a friend from time to time. But my super favorite walk is at the Zoo- walking the pathways gives me a chance to see all "my" animals. Time goes by so fast and the steps add up.

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use the plastic footprint calculator
    Were you surprised by your results? What did you learn?

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    Sue Hilbert 10/12/2020 7:35 AM
    I finished the calculator survey and even though I think I am so careful about plastics I was surprised how much I actually use. I need to make more changes!

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Advocate for Sustainable Palm Oil and Help Orangutans
    Tell us about your experience. Who did you write to? Did you receive a response?

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    Sue Hilbert 10/12/2020 7:25 AM
    I have been using the Cheyenne Mountain app for over a year. Because of this challenge  I have shared it with many friends and relatives. Feedback from a few has been positive. I have also receive thank yous because they didn' t know about the app.

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Sue Hilbert 10/06/2020 12:32 PM
    I was so happy when our community started a recycle pick-up every other week.  For about 5 years my recycle bin is more full than the trash bin!   I reuse straws at home- just wash them out. I reuse plastic containers from dinners in my craft room. You never know what you can use or make from trays, paper towel rolls etc.  My grandkids love creating monsters and dinosaurs from toilet paper rolls! My granddaughter made a beautiful rainbow from the colored tops from squeezable baby food puches.  
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use Reusable Bags
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

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    Sue Hilbert 10/06/2020 12:24 PM
    For many years I have had a big pile of reusable bags in my van. I use them in all grocery stores, general merchandise stores, even our local boutique. When shopping with a friend I just gather a few and bring them with me in their car. I also reuse paper bags as trash cans for my craft/sewing room.