Virginia Ludvik

ABQ BioPark

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786 TOTAL

participant impact

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1.0

plastic bottle

not sent to the landfill
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80

pieces of litter

picked up
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130

minutes

spent learning

Virginia's actions

Study

Plastic History Buff

Single-use plastics are everywhere, but that wasn't always the case. I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the history of single-use plastics and how it became ubiquitous in our daily lives.

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Community

Learn about Environmental Justice

Using the action resource links below, my family will spend 20 minutes learning about environmental justice, causes of environmental injustice, and how plastic waste disproportionately impacts already vulnerable communities.

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Bathroom

Sustainable Suds

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and lotions with sustainable, unpackaged, or refillable options.

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Bathroom

Who gives a crap toilet paper

Change to Bamboo sustainable toilet paper. With everything from the boxes shipped in to the rolls and the paper

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Study

Estimate Your Ecological Footprint

I will calculate my ecological footprint, and from the results brainstorm and take action on ways I can reduce my annual footprint.

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Bedroom

Catch Those Microfibers

I will use a microfiber catcher in my laundry, or install a microfiber filter for my washing machine.

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Study

Learn about Plastic Production

Plastic production, not just disposal, pollutes communities and harms people. I will learn about the impacts of plastic production on humans, animals, communities, and the environment.

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Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Virginia Ludvik 7/31/2023 10:33 AM
Hi, I have been doing this for several years now and appreciate that you have been expanding it. I would,hoever like to see something more than plastic. For instance "eat one meatless meal a week". Maybe it was there but I didn't see it. I also bought the micro plastic laundry bag for $40. I rally liked that idea... I might not be doing it correctly but it sure didn't work. Finally I don't mean to be a downer but I would love in some of the one time actions, we mention some of the positive things that have happened in the last 10 year. There have been some.

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- Liz Zavodsky (Ecochallenge Staff) 7/31/2023 3:42 PM
  Thank you for this feedback and suggestions. Our other events have more actions you can take part in, like eating less meat. Our next one will be Drawdown Ecochallenge happening the month of October - please join us!
  
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Virginia Ludvik 7/15/2023 1:02 PM
Hard to pick up liter when it is so hot and you stay in the house

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- Christina Gonzalez 7/18/2023 10:39 AM
  You are correct...so dang hot. Luckily (?) I don't have to go far to pick up trash in my neighborhood and try and get out there before 9am.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Study

What did you learn about how plastic production impacts humans, animals, communities, and the environment? Which of these impacts specifically affects your community?
Virginia Ludvik 7/12/2023 7:00 PM
Well I learned that we are in a world of hurt. We recycle in our community but the recycling just sits there since there is no place to go. We have used more plastic in the first decade of this century that last century. The plastic industry is spending billions. So when listening to all of this you as a person loose hope. It would be nice if we also learned things that are being done. Like 4 Ocean and how they are removing plastic from the ocean. The vacuum that has been developed. Give us a little hope in learning about plastics !! Very defeatist learning module

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- Christina Gonzalez 7/31/2023 10:06 AM
  I agree with you that we need to keep our hope up...the Guardian has an e-newsletter (every Thursday) that includes good news and success stories...but they do also have bad news.
  
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Virginia Ludvik 7/05/2023 1:06 PM
So I like to work the Labyrinth close to my home. Today I got out there before it got to be blistering hot and I saw a lot of liter. This is not usually the case since it is at a church . I think the winds brought it it. As I walked to the Labyrinth, I picked up what I could and put it down at the beginning of the trail to exit. On the way out I saw more and was thinking I would need to put it in my car to take home. Then what did you know, there was a trash can right by my car I had never noticed before. Hmmm...

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- Christina Gonzalez 7/31/2023 10:08 AM
  hmmm indeed. I took to carrying a bag of some sort (like a newly emptied bird seed bag) with me in the car and my trash grabbers and picked up extra trash like that.
  
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Virginia Ludvik 7/02/2023 10:23 AM
Need to start bringing something to hold the litter when I walk the dog. With this wind found more than usual in the neighborhood

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- Christina Gonzalez 7/18/2023 10:40 AM
  Yeah those nasty cigarette butts! I bring a bag of some kind along with the trash grabbers that the Witters gave me last year!
  
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Virginia Ludvik 7/01/2023 11:39 AM
I discovered this organization in Australia. Toilet Paper made with Bamboo. Part of their profits regimen to buy toilets in areas that need good sanitation. I buy enough for 6 months at time. Great organization and with Aussie humor

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- Christina Gonzalez 7/19/2023 9:36 AM
  Thank you!
  
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- Virginia Ludvik 7/18/2023 11:15 AM
  It's called "Who Gives a Crap" only the Aussies!!. I found them when we went on that Tasmania trip with the zoo. They started to have an operation in US https://us.whogivesacrap.org/ .. I order enough for 6 months. When we had the shortage during the Pandemic. We were set.
  
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- Christina Gonzalez 7/18/2023 10:40 AM
  so what is this organization in Australia that makes bamboo toilet paper?
  
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Virginia Ludvik 7/01/2023 11:31 AM
And it begins!!! On ward. Not sure how well I will do this year but lets start anyway.

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