Denise Verret

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

"Saving Wildlife. Enriching Our Communities. Creating Connections to Nature"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
916 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

123

pieces of plastic cutlery

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

39

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

39

conversations

with people
UP TO

165

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning

Denise's 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 31
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Study

Say No to Styrofoam

Throughout its life cycle, polystyrene (styrofoam) can harm people, communities, and the planet. I will refuse styrofoam whenever I can, making sure to kindly let people know why I'm asking for alternative packaging.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Use Reusable Utensils

I will keep 4 plastic cutlery out of the landfill per day by using my own reusable cutlery.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Kitchen

Choose Reusable Food Storage

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Kitchen

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Denise Verret 7/21/2023 7:16 AM
Being prepared and having disposable bags in a variety of places let's me be a Girl Scout - always prepared. I keep extras in my car and at work so I never have an excuse to be without!

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