Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019

July 1 - July 31, 2019

Brent Trafton

Aquarium of the Pacific

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Brent's actions

Food

Minimize Packaging

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Lobby for Reusables

I will lobby my workplace to have reusable dishes and silverware in order to minimize disposables.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

What are some of the cases you could make to an employer for why switching to durable dishes and utensils is actually in their best interest as well?
Brent Trafton 7/30/2019 10:15 AM
My employer offers reusable utensils and cups but people still prefer to use disposable single-use plastics and they will not use the reusable items.

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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?
Brent Trafton 7/30/2019 10:14 AM
Everything in the grocery store comes in single-use disposable plastic and then it is wrapped in more single-use disposable plastic.

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