Maya Sage

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

I will prepare my own pet food to avoid plastic packaging.

I will prepare my own pet treats to avoid plastic packaging.

I will only buy cloth, wooden or plant-based natural rubber toys. Or make our own toys from recycled items found in our home!

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

I will try new recipe(s) or food preparation method(s) each day, such as canning, pickling, making yogurt, or baking granola bars or bread.

Donate old handheld electronics for recycling at the zoo's ticket window. Items will be sent to Eco-Cell and funds raised from recycling are donated to support wild gorillas.

Come by the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo on Saturday, July 8, 10 am - 1 pm and chat with volunteers from Days for Girls. They will be giving out FREE reusable washable pads (for menstruation and incontinence) and beds for companion animals made by volunteers at the North Florida Sewing Center.

Have you ever wondered how solid waste, hazardous waste and recycling is managed in Alachua County? Enjoy a free educational trolley tour of the Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station on Tuesday, July 18 at 10 a.m. Please email Shelley Samec, [email protected], by July 13 to register yourself and any friends or family joining you. Space is limited!