Sarah Kocher

Columbus Zoo Community

"To eliminate single use plastics and restore ocean habitats to a clean living environment."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
331 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

13

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

26

zero-waste meals

consumed

Sarah's actions

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Natural Fibers

When available, I will purchase clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, linen, or wool, rather than synthetic fibers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Natural Paints

I will paint rooms in my home with low/no VOC or natural paints.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 2 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Sarah Kocher 7/10/2019 2:02 PM

To set an example for others of how simple changes have a grand impact if carried out by many!

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Sarah Kocher 7/03/2019 2:47 PM

Finding new ways to reduce plastic consumption daily!

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- Lauryn Willmarth 7/05/2019 11:12 AM
  
  A good start may be to just track all of the single use plastic that you use for a day or a week. I'd love to give some suggestions/ideas if you can tell me what you're struggling with!
  
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Sarah Kocher 6/24/2019 12:25 PM

I’m ready to get this project started!

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