Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2023

July 1 - July 31, 2023

Melanie Flynn

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
286 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

11

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

10

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning

Melanie's actions

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Choose Reusable Food Storage

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Bedroom

Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 20 minutes learning about the costs of fast fashion and begin trying to practice sustainable fashion in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

When possible, I will not use disposable bags when shopping, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Kitchen

How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?
Melanie Flynn 7/07/2023 6:12 PM
I always try to keep some bags in my car. I also like to have a variety of types and sizes. That way if I only need one or two things I have a smaller bag, but larger sturdier bags are better for groceries.

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- Melanie Flynn 7/07/2023 6:18 PM
  Oops, I thought I was answering the question about reusable bags. But a lot times items ( especially take out food) will come in containers. Those can easily be washed out and reused. So I try to see if I can reuse a container even if it's disposable.
  
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Melanie Flynn 7/03/2023 12:11 PM
I'm signing on for PFJ 2023! I still need to pick my goals/actions, which I could use a refresher on. I haven't had time to watch the tutorial, but I'll work on that. I did send an email out to the Visitor Services team, so hopefully we may get a few more teammates.

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- Jennifer Klotz 7/03/2023 5:25 PM
  Welcome Melanie!! Woot woot I was hoping to see you again since you did quite well last year. Thanks for spreading the news to your team too! I'm at the zoo the next few days and will happily pop into the office for assistance with the challenge. Maybe we can get Carole and Kate on board then too!
  
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