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Noreen Lidston

Maryland Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 806 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    18
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    36
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    77
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    72
    minutes
    spent learning

Noreen's actions

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and containers in my family's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 18
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 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Go Strawless

I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own reusable straw.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Bathroom

That Was a Close Shave

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Fill a Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed


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    Noreen Lidston 7/31/2023 4:25 AM
    This was a wonderful month to help in the conservation effort to keep plastics from our oceans. I'm proud to have been part of it.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/28/2023 5:18 PM
    The plastic free eco challenge has provided so many of us with the opportunity to make a contribution to the necessary effort to reduce the use of plastic in our daily lives.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/27/2023 12:33 PM
    Coming into the home stretch. It's been fun ... and valuable. I've enjoyed helping the environment even in this small way.


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    Noreen Lidston 7/27/2023 12:31 PM
    Coming into the home stretch. It's been fun ... and valuable

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    Noreen Lidston 7/25/2023 5:24 AM
    The Challenge makes me feel good.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/25/2023 5:22 AM
    I feel badly that I've missed reporting so often this month.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/21/2023 11:51 AM
    Got to talk bout African penguins today. A real reminder of why the challenge is valuable.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/20/2023 1:31 PM
    This challenge remains one of my favorite annual conservations efforts.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/18/2023 8:13 AM
    Keeping plastic out of a Maryland stream helps penguins in South Africa.

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    Noreen Lidston 7/17/2023 7:54 AM
    It only takes small adjustments to help the planet in this way.