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Welcome to Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019 expert in no time!

Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums
Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019
July 1 - July 31, 2019
Amanda Gardiner's avatar

Amanda Gardiner

Seattle Aquarium - Staff & Volunteers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 308 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    16
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Amanda's actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit - including recyclables and compost - to understand how much waste I create and where I can reduce the most.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Lifestyle Complete a Waste Audit
    What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?
    Amanda Gardiner's avatar
    Amanda Gardiner 7/03/2019 3:55 PM
    The biggest source of waste I can reduce is actually in my recycling. I don't produce a lot of trash but I produce way more recycling than is necessary for any one person. Since most of this goes to a landfill anyways, I definitely will start focusing on finding better packaging and containers, especially for food times, that I can use to replace recycled plastics.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Keep My Community Clean
    How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
    Amanda Gardiner's avatar
    Amanda Gardiner 7/03/2019 3:54 PM
    When I pick up litter, other people around me will often follow in my footsteps and start picking up litter that they see around them.
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