Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Katie Hart

Seattle Aquarium - Staff & Volunteers

"Not to lecture, but the skull of your fallen enemy is reusable and much less wasteful."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
472 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Katie's actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?
Katie Hart 7/05/2019 4:21 PM
We watched The Story of Microfibers, produced by storyofstuff.org, and learned about the challenges of reducing plastic microfibers shed from synthetic clothing. Since synthetic fabrics are so ubiquitous, it's difficult for the individual consumer to make a big impact on reducing plastic microfiber pollution. We need to work together to hold manufacturers responsible for the waste generated by their products.

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