Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Dani Saks

National Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
260 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Dani's actions

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Minimize Packaging

I will purchase food items with the least amount of packaging.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Takeout Pro

I will use my own containers when ordering takeout.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Lifestyle

As you have reduced your spending, what have you noticed about your 'health and safety' purchasing habits? How might this change your longer term purchasing decisions?
Dani Saks 7/07/2019 5:15 AM
it helps me save money and be more mindful about my resources

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How could you mitigate issues that may arise if the restaurant does not want to let you use your own containers at first?
Dani Saks 7/07/2019 5:15 AM
Let them know that I will not continue to eat there unless they do

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

With the added mindfulness of reducing your packaging, what have you noticed about the amount and type of single use plastics used for packaging when you shop in the grocery store?
Dani Saks 7/07/2019 5:14 AM
It makes it easier for the producers to charge more money since they can sell smaller amounts of items

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Why do you think these produce products started amassing so much plastic packaging? Who is the plastic packaging really serving -- the consumer, the producer, or someone else?
Dani Saks 7/07/2019 5:12 AM
It's the cheapest option for the producer. The consumer probably wouldn't care if the producer used a non-plastic option

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