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Welcome to Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2023!

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Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums
Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2023
July 1 - July 31, 2023
Laila Van Cleve's avatar

Laila Van Cleve

National Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 736 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    16
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    31
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    32
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Laila's actions

Bedroom

Ditch Dryer Sheets

I will use wool dryer balls or another plastic-free alternative to dryer sheets to keep my clothes static-free.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Bathroom

Brush with Bamboo

I will replace my plastic toothbrush with a bamboo toothbrush.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Minimize Packaging

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

COMPLETED 16
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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Bathroom

A Sustainable Flow

I will make the switch to sustainable, reusable period products.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Bathroom

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family + Pets

Get Rid of Glitter

I will teach my little ones about microplastics while we do a craft project together using glitter alternatives.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Study

Dig into Bioplastics

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impacts of bioplastics and how to properly dispose of them in my city, and I will share this information with 1 friends, family, and/or colleagues.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 2 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • Laila Van Cleve's avatar
    Laila Van Cleve 7/11/2023 5:16 AM
    Do you hate water balloons as much as I do? Not to be a summer-grinch, but all of the plastic pieces end up everywhere, and littles who love them can't even fill them up by themselves. Reusable water balloons solve BOTH of these problems. After spending some time with my nephews this summer, their mom had purchased some of these and they were awesome! I have a new favorite reusable item of the year! If you've got little ones in your life who like to splash around check these out!
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