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Welcome to Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019 expert in no time!

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

Caretakers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 200 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    spent learning

Kim's actions

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Fresh as a Daisy

I will use deodorant either from a bar or a jar or I will make my own.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Pets

Pet Waste

I will spend 10 minutes learning how to compost pet waste at home or research pet waste composting services available in my area.

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
    Pets Pet Waste
    By composting your pet waste, you are turning waste into nutrients to feed the soil. In what other ways can you turn waste into a resource in your life?
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    Kim Mortstock 7/23/2019 9:30 PM
    Hey, pet waste composting is not something I want to do - for 2 years! - in my own small back yard. However, I just found out there is a company that will do a pickup and composting for you! Greenpetcompanies.com. ...I wonder if they use biofuels in their fleet of pooper-scooping vans...
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Fresh as a Daisy
    Do some research on the toxic side affects of aluminum deodorant. After reading the side effects, can you think of instances where you may have experienced the side effects from this form of deodorant?
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    Kim Mortstock 7/23/2019 9:19 PM

    As Marina once said, I already thought I was being hippy-dippy by using Tom's of Maine deodorant.  I've tried a bunch of things over time, including crystals on a stick (not so good). I finally made Bill's recipe for deodorant. The only side effect so far is that it makes me hungry - the smell of coconut and rosemary makes me think of gourmet popcorn. We shall see..
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