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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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Rossana Quiroga

Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 683 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    27
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    27
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    8.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Rossana's actions

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Back in the Bowl

I will purchase refillable beauty products.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 27
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?

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    Rossana Quiroga 7/31/2019 6:30 AM

    I really hope that our actions have an impact on the people around us and that they in turn acquire certain habits that also impact the people around them and that so on we continue a chain of actions for the wellbeing of our planet and ourselves.
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/25/2019 7:26 AM
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/25/2019 7:24 AM

    I feel kind of sad and desperate….. although Mexico has already started the campaign of not giving plastic bags in the supermarket, they are still giving them to people who complain and do not understand the importance of NOT USING PLASTIC BAGS I really do not understand.  And the most important is that I still do not see any kind of campaign by companies where they change their packaging & containers to reduce the single use bottles or packages.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Minimize Packaging
    With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/25/2019 7:04 AM
    It's been a while since I realized the amount of garbage that was generated when making the supermarket, today I am even more aware of reusing the containers that I have and not buying those for single use.
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/24/2019 9:01 AM

    I change my body soap for a bar soap, at first was kind of rear, but now I feel great about it !!! more challenges like this!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal
    Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/24/2019 9:00 AM
    I have been reducing the purchase of products that involve more single-use plastic, for example, the drinkable yogurth … instead of buying 6 bottles now I buy a 1 lt. container and put it in containers that I wash and reusing during the week for my working lunch.
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/17/2019 9:56 AM
    Hi all !!!   today I bought these handmade bags, every time I go to the market instead of using plastic bags to my fruits and vegetables.... now I can use my bags …. NO MORE TRASH!!! :)
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/10/2019 10:57 AM
    We are having situations that are out of the ordinary here in my city, and it makes me sad, because I think it is due to the lack of attention in NOT GENERATING SO MUCH TRASH, the plastic is running out and we begin to suffer the consequences.
    I share these images of the rain that we had yesterday, there are no words ….I am convinced that we still have time to become aware and take care of our home.
    in downtown
    in an underground train station
     
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/05/2019 6:20 AM
    Yesterday we had a birthday cake and I realized that they were using disposable dishes, so we talked to my manager and we decided to buy dished and spoons that can be washed and reused.  :)
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Personal Care Just Say No
    Do some research on polystyrene and polyvinyl. How many items in your house already contain these toxins?
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    Rossana Quiroga 7/03/2019 6:51 PM

    laundry soap, shampoo, conditioner, some disposable dishes
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