David Burgan

National Aquarium

"Working to make our planet a better place, one conversation at a time."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
716 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

9.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning

David's actions

Study

Buy Only What I Need

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Cook a Plastic Free Meal

I will prepare meals at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 1 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Learn about Environmental Justice

Using the action resource links below, my family will spend 60 minutes learning about environmental justice, causes of environmental injustice, and how plastic waste disproportionately impacts already vulnerable communities.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Bathroom

Homemade or Refillable Cleaners

I will make my own cleaning products or choose plastic-free, refillable options.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Become a Recycling Pro

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 5 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Bathroom

What did you learn by making your own cleaning products? What is the biggest difference in making vs buying?
David Burgan 7/06/2023 12:46 PM
Having mixed feelings about this one. I used a bottle that is made of glass and does not have as much plastic as a store-bought version. That said, the bottle I used has some plastic parts in the spray mechanism. So, I feel good about this, but not as good as I could feel. I'll have to do more research.

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- Camryn Martin 7/07/2023 7:39 AM
  I also wonder sometimes about what goes into making products. Like when I try to make my own cleaners, etc the individual items can sometimes have plastics - so it makes me wonder about what the production of "plastic free" products looks like and if there are hidden plastics in the products.
  
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David Burgan 7/01/2023 7:58 AM
Happy Plastic Free July! Excited to learn from everyone's plastic-free journey over the next month! Always such a fun month, full of experimentation. I wonder what I'll learn this year...

P.S. - If you haven't already, tell your family and friends to sign up, too!

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- Debra Debra Lee Norton Wear 7/02/2023 12:29 AM
  It will be fun to see what others share during this challenge. I lion coward to hearing new ideas for becoming more sustainable
  
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