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Jessica Wolanski

San Antonio Zoo Crew

"To try and help the environment by leading by example! "

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participant impact

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    community events
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    25
    conversations
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    documentary
    watched
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    4.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
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    1.0
    zero-waste meal
    consumed

Jessica's actions

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA approved reusable quart sized bag.

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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.

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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.

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Food

Minimize Packaging

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

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DAILY ACTION

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

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DAILY ACTION

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community.

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Community

Share My Actions

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

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Food

Use Reusable Bags

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy Unpackaged Produce

I will purchase produce items without plastic packaging.

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DAILY ACTION

Personal Care

Just Say No

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

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DAILY ACTION

Create Your Own Action

Remind volunteers to log actions

My goal is to remind others about logging their actions to help them become more aware of their plastic use.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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    Jessica Wolanski 7/23/2019 6:59 PM
    We had a guest speaker from the City of San Antonio talk about recycling to summer naturalist volunteers today. Reduce is the most important of the 3 r’s. 

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      Sam Peterson 7/24/2019 9:12 AM
      So true!  I think we all fall into the trap of "it's recyclable so it's okay to purchase," when the reality is a lot of it won't really be recycled and it should have been avoided or manufactured/packaged differently in the first place.  Great that you're getting the message out there!

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    Jessica Wolanski 7/10/2019 4:50 PM
    I bought some lavender bar soap that was packaged in 100% recycled paper at target. Now, I can pack that and my shampoo bar for my upcoming trip! 

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    Jessica Wolanski 7/02/2019 11:52 AM
    At our trash clean up today, San Antonio Zoo volunteers picked up 5006 pieces of trash in all shapes and sizes! Way to go team!

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    Jessica Wolanski 7/01/2019 7:39 AM
    Used my shampoo bar today! 


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    Jessica Wolanski 6/27/2019 7:57 AM
    I am ready for my second year of participating in Plastic Free July!