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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
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Jill King

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 303 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    9.0
    pieces of litter
    picked up

Jill's actions

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 1 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
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    Jill King 7/23/2019 2:19 PM
    Was at a restaurant today and they didn’t even have straws available!  
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    Jill King 7/23/2019 2:18 PM
    I’ve been declining a straw for a few weeks now and at breakfast w/my son and his girlfriend yesterday, they did the same!   
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