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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
Madeline Barger's avatar

Madeline Barger

Aquarium of the Pacific

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 150 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Madeline's actions

Personal Care

Pretty oh so Pretty

I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Back in the Bowl

I will purchase refillable beauty products.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Dam the Flow

I will use a menstrual cup and/or cloth pads

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

That Was a Close Shave

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors. Why not try using hair conditioner instead of shaving foam for that baby smooth feel?

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • Madeline Barger's avatar
    Madeline Barger 7/18/2019 10:58 AM
    I've been making iced tea instead of purchasing it in a plastic cup this month and I just finished off this tin! Any ideas of how I can repurpose it? I'm thinking a mini-planter 😄
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
    Madeline Barger's avatar
    Madeline Barger 6/20/2019 3:23 PM
    straws are my weak point only because I always forget to bring my steel straws from home, but I've managed to skip the straw on my daily iced tea run for 7 days in a row! going for a full month plus, woo! 
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