Patty Elsass

Oklahoma City Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
680 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

94

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

28

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

16

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

21

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Patty's actions

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 16
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 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 1 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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Patty Elsass 7/31/2019 4:39 PM

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives and the need to reduce it is immediate to our future environment, especially the oceans. I'm now more aware of my daily use and how I can change that use with new habits made over the past 31 days.

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Patty Elsass 7/12/2019 9:40 AM

It's definitely a challenge to use less plastic but with raising awareness it will become a habit long after this July competition ends, which is the goal.

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