Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Patti Gavin

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
261 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

6.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

30

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Patti's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
Patti Gavin 7/10/2019 12:57 PM
Up to 8 pieces collected so far today. I've been doing this randomly for a few years, but I will ramp up my effort thanks to this challenge.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed by this bottling process?
Patti Gavin 7/09/2019 3:29 PM
So far doing well. Second day of no plastic water bottles. I am so proud of myself for remembering to fill up a reusable bottle and taking it with me wherever I've gone.

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