Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Erica Chatman

City of Gainesville

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
653 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

conversation

with a person

Erica's 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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
Erica Chatman 7/05/2019 5:17 AM
Absolutely! It is all over the news these days.

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- Kathleen Walston Pagan 7/08/2019 2:20 PM
  This is from a major news source, not just about plastic straws but all the plastic sources. Very compelling -- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/23/all-the-plastic-ever-made-study-comic?fbclid=IwAR1o-SfIh8vKAM_L-cFe3UBxj38NhXAFLe_t0PIn74yHUCUkLj-d6nVSr9U
  
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