Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

E.J. Bunzick

City of Gainesville

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
743 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

25

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

E.J.'s actions

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

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 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

E.J. Bunzick 7/31/2019 5:04 AM
This challenge was actually easier than I expected. I am pleasantly surprised that my initial goals have turned into something of habits at this point. I plan to keep working on those and try to do even more to make a difference.

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- Kim Harris 7/31/2019 9:14 AM
  Good job, EJ! Thanks so much for participating and being open to making changes in your life.
  
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- Kristen Bryant 7/31/2019 6:48 AM
  That is great, EJ! I found some changes to my habits as well!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
E.J. Bunzick 7/09/2019 5:39 AM
With this challenge in the back of my mind, I paid much more attention when I shopped at the grocery store last night. I expected to see a lot of plastic in the processed food sections, but I have to admit I was surprised just how much is used in the fresh food sections. (Yes - it's sad I really hadn't noticed in the past!) Seeing the excess was enough to convince me I really need to use local farmers' markets as my primary food sources.

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