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Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums
Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2019
July 1 - July 31, 2019
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July 1 - July 31, 2019

SCZ - Gorilla

Sedgwick County Zoo

Points Total

  • 0 Today
  • 0 This Week
  • 9,879
    Total

Team Impact

  • up to
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • up to
    169
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    110
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    307
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    91
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    110
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    642
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • up to
    1.0
    waste audits
    conducted
  • up to
    12
    conversations
    with people
  • up to
    5.0
    petitions
    signed
  • up to
    7.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • up to
    16
    hours
    volunteered
  • up to
    2.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • up to
    1.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • up to
    190
    minutes
    spent learning

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • July 31 at 1:52 PM
    I went to my favorite place for lunch yesterday, and read a bit of 101 Ways to go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg. I highly recommend reading it, even if you think you know all the answers!
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    Anna Towns
  • July 31 at 9:43 AM
    Today is the last day of our annual challenge! I've discovered some new products, limited what I buy, and generally had a lot of fun tracking my plastic-free progress. Much like last year, I hope to keep these new habits in place throughout the year. 
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    Peninnah Ziegler
  • July 30 at 1:43 PM
    Just sayin...
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    Janelle Patterson
  • July 30 at 1:41 PM
    We got our school supplies through Walmart's pickup and my husband went to get it. I was so proud that he refused all the plastic bags and used some baskets I had in the van. He doesn't even realize what a change this challenge has inspired in him :)
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    Janelle Patterson
  • July 29 at 9:45 AM
    I am good with the recycling part!
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    Kristin Zarchan
  • July 29 at 9:44 AM
    As this challenge comes to a close, I wanted to encourage everyone to continue to keep up on the new habits you have developed this month.  As an example, last year one of my challenges was to give up floss picks.  I loved my floss picks and hated the thought of going back to regular messy floss. So I found this compromise. It is essentially a...
    Micala Teetzen's avatar
    Micala Teetzen

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Competitions

Challenger Members Points Challenged Members Points  
Challenger: SCZ - Gorilla Challenger Team Members: 62 Challenger Points: 9879 Winning?: VS. Challenged: SCZ - Aldabra Tortoise Challenged Team Members: 38 Challenged Points: 3160 Winning?:  
Challenger: SCZ - Gorilla Challenger Team Members: 62 Challenger Points: 9879 Winning?: VS. Challenged: SCZ - Penguin Challenged Team Members: 33 Challenged Points: 3454 Winning?:  
Challenger: SCZ - Gorilla Challenger Team Members: 62 Challenger Points: 9879 Winning?: VS. Challenged: SCZ - Black Rhino Challenged Team Members: 33 Challenged Points: 6041 Winning?: