Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2023

July 1 - July 31, 2023

Karla Long

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
96 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

9.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Karla's actions

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Kitchen

Cook a Plastic Free Meal

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Kitchen

Do an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?
Karla Long 7/10/2023 5:22 AM
This was super hard as most food items have some plastic with them.

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- Kris Hay 7/13/2023 12:50 PM
  I’ve noticed that some grocery stores are suuuuper plastic oriented (Trader Joe’s is especially bad about it and I’ve stopped shopping there.) Even between national chains, you might find less plastic packaging at one over another.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Kitchen

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Karla Long 7/10/2023 5:21 AM
This wasn't too difficult as I typically use my own bags for groceries, at least 95% of the time.

=) Karla

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