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Welcome to Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019!

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Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums
Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019
July 1 - July 31, 2019
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Jessica Hoffman

Greensboro Science Center

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 201 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning

Jessica's actions

Food

Make Your Own

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 60 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pretty oh so Pretty

I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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
    Lifestyle Travel Eating
    Was this action easy or difficult to do? How did it change your travel experience?
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    Jessica Hoffman 7/12/2019 10:32 AM
    This was easy only because the hotel I was at provide full meals for breakfast and dinner and was also an extended stay suite so had a full kitchen with fridge, cooking equipment, and real dishes.  Certainly would be harder in a room with less amenities.  Also, access to nearby grocery location was limited where I was at so that would have been a challenge without a car.  
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    Jessica Hoffman 7/12/2019 10:22 AM
    I purchased two mascaras that were in cardboard boxes.  I purchased two lipsticks that did not have any exterior packaging.  However, the tubes themselves are made of plastic.  :(
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    Jessica Hoffman 7/12/2019 10:21 AM
    Only had one take-out container from traveling this week.  But was from a very eco-friendly place and it was made of recycled cardboard and I washed it and put it in recycling when done.  
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    Jessica Hoffman 7/01/2019 9:35 AM
    So not sure how to count this... although I do use ziploc bags for some things, I will reuse them for years and years.  We made a handy little bag dryer and will wash and reuse until they die.  And then when they do die, I recycle them with plastic film.  I maybe buy a box of ziploc bags once per year if that.  
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