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Kate Abney

Virginia Zoo (non)Plastics

"I want to lessen my personal negative impact on the environment and help to educate those I can on why it matters. "

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participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Kate's actions

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pretty oh so Pretty

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

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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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 60 hour(s) in my community.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 3 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Create Your Own Action

Spread The Word!

Tell 2 friends/family members about how they can help to lessen their impact on the environment a day, whenever possible.

COMPLETED 2
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
    Community Share My Actions
    In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?

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    Kate Abney 7/04/2019 9:14 AM
    A person normally only posts something to social media if it is important or means something to them and wants people to know about it.  (So when you see someone who makes a post related to conservation, you should make sure they know about Plastic Free July!)

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    Kate Abney 7/04/2019 9:09 AM
    My parents went shopping just now and when they came home they told me that they put back a giant bag of popcorn because it had six small bags inside of it (only about 3 ounces of popcorn in total) and they got a different one!  

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    Kate Abney 7/03/2019 1:22 PM
    My family ate at one of our favorite restaurants last night, and I noticed that they automatically give everyone a straw with their drink, so I decided that I'm going to write a letter to them about having an opt in straw policy! 

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    Kate Abney 7/01/2019 12:41 PM
    Congratulates on getting 16th, everyone!  Keep it up! 

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    Kate Abney 6/30/2019 6:43 PM
    I am so excited to be doing Plastic Free July again this year!  I hope to see a lot more CYTs on the board!