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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
Lisa Martino Cook's avatar

Lisa Martino Cook

Community Team

"To inspire and implement solutions for greener living personally and in my community"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 149 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    7.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Lisa's actions

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

That Was a Close Shave

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors. Why not try using hair conditioner instead of shaving foam for that baby smooth feel?

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

  • Lisa Martino Cook's avatar
    Lisa Martino Cook 7/31/2019 12:41 PM
    I have stopped using plastic trash bags in my waste paper baskets.  When grocery shopping I bring my own bags and stopped using the individual plastic produce bags.  I have become more aware of the amount of plastic I was using and will continue to reduce plastic waste.  I enjoyed this plastic free ecochallenge.  It has brought more awareness into my daily life about the amount of plastics we use.  
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