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Sarah Kocher

Columbus Zoo Community

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

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participant impact

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    community event
    hosted or attended
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    26
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
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    13
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
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    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Sarah's 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

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Family

Natural Paints

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Natural Fibers

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Just Say No

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


  • Sarah Kocher's avatar
    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!

    • Lauryn Willmarth's avatar
      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!

  • Sarah Kocher's avatar
    Sarah Kocher 6/24/2019 12:25 PM
    I’m ready to get this project started!