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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
Emily Muehleman's avatar

Emily Muehleman

Virginia Zoo (non)Plastics

"Make this world a better place one day at a time!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 577 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    46
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    17
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Emily's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
    Emily Muehleman's avatar
    Emily Muehleman 6/26/2019 9:57 AM
    It's amazing how much more you can accomplish when you work with others to clean up the community. Being part of a team and having that support helps me accomplish more than I realized I could do. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
    Emily Muehleman's avatar
    Emily Muehleman 6/26/2019 9:54 AM
    I love doing something every day to make my local community better. It's amazing how doing something so small can make such a huge impact!
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