Theresa Pennington

Virginia Zoo (non)Plastics

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
486 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

46

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

36

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

16

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Theresa's actions

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

See the Green

I will properly recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Water Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 8 hour(s) in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Share My Actions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

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Theresa Pennington 7/03/2019 10:44 AM

No plastic bottles today! 😊

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Theresa Pennington 7/02/2019 3:42 PM

Can't say I've been terribly successful today; I forgot my reusable water bottle and didn't pack lunch so I had to buy a packaged salad at work. Fail to plan, plan to fail, am I right?!
I did however remember to bring my own bags to the store, so I count that as a win :-)

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- Taylor Johnson 7/03/2019 10:50 AM
  
  Me todayyyyy :( But it's not about being perfect but just doing the best you can! :)
  
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Theresa Pennington 7/01/2019 11:29 AM

Day one! Here we go!
Reusable waterbottle and coffee mug are going strong. I did have canned lunch, but at least aluminium is recyclable.
I learned that an estimated 22 metric tons of contact lenses are sent to the landfill each year in the USA. That's if people don't flush them down the toilet which apparently happens a lot. Bausch + Lomb has a program to recycle contact lenses and their packaging. It's not convenient but it can be done!

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- Dori Sayre 7/01/2019 12:36 PM
  
  I have’t heard of this! I wear daily lenses, so I’ll have to check this out!
  
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- Theresa Pennington 7/01/2019 12:26 PM
  
  Here is a link for you: http://www.bausch.com/our-company/one-by-one-recycling#Label
  
  It's especially interesting if you wear daily lenses. I have monthlies so the trash isn't as much of an issue, but I still love that there is the option to collect and recycle.
  
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- Kelly Suddeth 7/01/2019 12:22 PM
  
  Hey, can you share more on the contact lens recycling program!
  
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