Carolyn Platt

Mass Audubon Climate Action

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zero-waste meals

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Carolyn's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

Ocean Farming

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Composting

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?

Carolyn Platt 4/24/2020 6:03 AM

We have been composting at home for several years. For the past year we are also using the industrial compost bins at the Acton transfer station for things like bones, pineapple skin and other hard to break down waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Choose Recycled Paper

Good job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?

Carolyn Platt 4/15/2020 5:42 AM

I belong to Green Acton, an environmental group, and we are looking at the materials we use in our organization. Last night at a Zoom meeting we put using post consumer paper on our list. Also the I'm on the steering committee of League of Women voters-Acton Area and helped establish a sustainability policy based on the LWV state policy that includes reducing paper use, including using post consumer paper and re-using the back side of printed paper..

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?

Carolyn Platt 4/11/2020 5:32 AM

Maintaining a healthy body weight.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Carolyn Platt 4/09/2020 6:00 AM

I will freeze vegetable skins, tops and stalks to use when I make vegetable broth.

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