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Justin Pickerill

Plastic Free New Orleans

"Irrigation Specialist / Audubon Zoo. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,113 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    62
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    5.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    300
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    4.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    180
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Justin's actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant a Garden

I will plant an herb or vegetable garden in my home, workplace, or community garden

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Eating

If traveling, I will bring my own airplane snacks and eat at local restaurants to avoid take-out containers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Smart

If traveling, I will bring my own plastic free items (water bottle, grocery bags, collapsible food containers, utensils, straws, etc.) with me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip the Straw

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditions with either a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Personal Care

Brusha Brusha Brusha

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 10 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community.

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

Pearly Whites

I will purchase toothpaste in an aluminum tube or in a glass jar or make my own!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Visit the Butcher

I will purchase meats and cheeses from the deli counter or a butcher shop, and use my own containers to do so.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

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

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 6 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Justin Pickerill 7/31/2019 11:45 AM
    Plastic free July was both challenging and fun! I am going to continue to work on being plastic free as much as possible!

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    Justin Pickerill 7/29/2019 10:24 AM
    Wow!! Only two days left!

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    Justin Pickerill 7/25/2019 8:02 PM
    Started keeping reusable bags in the car for when I go shopping.

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    Justin Pickerill 7/12/2019 12:21 PM
    Stay safe everyone!!!!!!!!

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    Justin Pickerill 7/09/2019 10:19 AM
    Has anyone brought their own containers to fast food/take out and been successful? 

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    Justin Pickerill 7/07/2019 7:32 AM
    Something I learned today..

    For those of you that own a Keurig.. 
    Tayst coffee pods are 100% compostable. No plastics! 

    & through The Rainforest Alliance, every cup purchased helps support the familes and communities where the coffee is grown.  

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    Justin Pickerill 7/06/2019 7:33 AM
    Good morning everyone! Conserve, Preserve, Protect! 

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    Justin Pickerill 7/05/2019 2:34 PM
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Use Reusable Utensils
    How can you be an advocate for using resusables instead of disposables for the rest of your community? Where are they currently dependent on disposable cutlery, and how can you convince them of the need for change?

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    Justin Pickerill 7/03/2019 6:02 PM
    Tomorrow is the 4th of July and lots of people I know are probably planning on using disposable cutlery for get togethers/cook outs. I am going to make suggestions to family and friends to ditch the disposables and explain how plastic cutlery and other disposable items negatively effect the environment. 

    Also, finding reusable or biodegradable silverware here at the zoo might help open our communities mind to the possibilities available. 

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    Justin Pickerill 7/03/2019 5:32 PM
    Happy 4th of July everyone! Go Plastic Free New Orleans!!