Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

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 QUESTION
Lifestyle

What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?
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

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
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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