Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Candice Carano

Columbus Zoo Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
399 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

18

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

51

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Candice's actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Pearly Whites

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?
Candice Carano 7/02/2019 7:18 AM
It's nice to have natural cleaners, especially because I have a small child at home that makes a lot of messes, but I don't want to expose her to strong cleaners-especially because she puts everything in her mouth. Cleaning products are cheaper when made at home, and you know exactly what is in them, but they're not always quite as effective.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?
Candice Carano 7/02/2019 7:10 AM
I watched Straws. I learned that while individual consumers reducing their usage is important, restaurant owners can save money and keep plastic out of the landfills/oceans by not offering straws in drinks unless someone asks for it. It's become such a common thing for a straw to be in your drink at restaurants, that I never even thought about it before these plastic-free July eco-challenges.

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