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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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Karen Barlotta

Deloitte Green Dot

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 302 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    140
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Karen's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Pets

Invest in a Pooper-Scooper

I will swap out my single use plastic bags for a pooper-scooper.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
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    Karen Barlotta 7/24/2019 3:38 PM
    This challenge was more difficult than I expected because if I didn't have a reusable bag with me, than I found that the only option I had was to use the bags a store provided. A good tip I have is to keep a reusable bag in your computer bag when at work.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Pets
    How are caring for your pet and caring for the environment connected for you?
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    Karen Barlotta 7/21/2019 7:22 AM
    Caring for the environment means helping to maintain a healthy and clean place for our pets and all of us to grow up in.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle
    What is the benefit of using bar soaps or refilling your travel sized containers? Is this an action you think you will keep in your life?
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    Karen Barlotta 7/21/2019 7:21 AM
    By using refillable bottles I am always sure to have my favorite product with me (versus whatever travel size products I might find) while also doing something good for the environment.
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