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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
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Jennifer Strand

Reid Park Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 531 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    26
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Jennifer's actions

Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Naked Bins

I will either line my trash cans with repurposed newspaper or paper bags, or I will not line my trash cans at all.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Jennifer Strand 7/31/2019 5:50 PM
    Thanks to this eco challenge I have started two new good habits - no plastic bags and using paper bags for garbage. I found these challenges doable and I will continue. 
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    Jennifer Strand 7/18/2019 10:51 AM
    I've talked to 2 people about my challenges and the ecochallenge in general. They seemed to be interested in the ways of reducing the use of plastic. 
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    Jennifer Strand 7/15/2019 10:03 AM
    I am happy to find that double paper bags work very well to line the trash cans in my apartment. It works even for kitchen waste. 
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