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Welcome to Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019!

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

Rebecca Guest

Virginia Zoo (non)Plastics

"“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 467 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    90
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    7.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    120
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Rebecca's actions

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 10 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 10 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 15 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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