Dory Ingram

South Carolina Aquarium

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
506 Total

Participant Impact

up to

12

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
up to

23

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
up to

12

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
up to

190

pieces of litter

picked up
up to

1.0

community events

hosted or attended

Dory's 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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Fill a Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community that follows the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

Completed
One-Time Action

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Reflection Question
Food Skip Plastic Bags

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?

Dory Ingram 7/15/2022 10:45 AM

I have reusable bags for groceries and reusable mesh bags for produce. The mesh bags actually seem to keep my produce fresher in the refrigerator or on the counter.

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