Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2023

July 1 - July 31, 2023

Kim Newman

L.A. Zoo - Team Angeleno Plastic Eliminators (Team APE)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
950 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

163

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

146

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

24

conversations

with people

Kim's actions

Kitchen

Fill a Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join a Cleanup Effort

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by sharing about them on my social media networks and the Plastic Free Ecochallenge participant feed.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Kitchen

Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed by this bottling process?
Kim Newman 7/29/2023 2:09 PM
I have learned to be much more aware and respectful of my surroundings and to not be bashful about telling others to be more aware and respectful, as well. Our environment requires a team, community, country and global effort to maintain and keep safe.

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Kim Newman 7/28/2023 8:05 AM
While playing golf in Charleston, SC - found this “croc”
on the course and picked it up and properly disposed of it! 😂

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- Carol Armstrong 7/28/2023 9:06 AM
  This is great - keeping up the plastic eliminating action while traveling - way to go!
  
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