Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Maria Lilly

Columbus Zoo Community

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
359 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

36

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

18

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill

Maria's actions

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

In what ways is social media an effective tool for sharing your values?
Maria Lilly 7/09/2019 10:38 AM
I share photos of my child, what's going on in our daily lives, my perspective/opinion, etc. on social media. I share with my friends. I.e., people I actually know. Social media is an effective way to have your message seen by many - I certainly don't have time to call each person whom sees my post.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Maria Lilly 7/09/2019 9:56 AM
It was easy to do at Aldi, since I'm used to taking my recyclable totes inside the store. I didn't think to bring in recyclable totes at Kroger. I'll have to remember this for next time - on Sunday's grocery shopping trip.

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