Eddie Govoni

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

"Living the way my mom taught me- leave things better than you found them- always"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
938 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

50

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

50

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

25

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

50

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Eddie's actions

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Estimate Your Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral

I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support a nonprofit dedicated to plastic pollution reduction.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 2 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Shop the Bulk Bins

I will purchase dry goods from the bulk section of my grocery store, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Containers

How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

Eddie Govoni 7/10/2019 1:36 PM

I have yet to meet someone who doesn't use containers for lunch at work

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Use Reusable Utensils

How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

Eddie Govoni 7/10/2019 1:34 PM

I have some camp utensils I am now keeping with me- just for this

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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?

Eddie Govoni 7/10/2019 1:34 PM

I confess having to do this at work

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Shop the Bulk Bins

How has buying bulk impacted the quality of the food you receive? Why do you think Western society relies more on prepackaged foods rather than buying in bulk?

Eddie Govoni 7/10/2019 1:33 PM

just don't put your hands in. They frown on that

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Skip the Straw

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.

Eddie Govoni 7/10/2019 1:33 PM

I actually prefer drinking directly from the cup

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Join a Cleanup Effort

How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

Eddie Govoni 7/07/2019 3:33 PM

Coastal cleanup and adopt a road,and earth day clean up efforts too

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