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Marla Chan

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

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 543 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    42
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    38
    pieces of litter
    picked up

Marla's actions

Food

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 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

KEEP IT UPCYCLE

Post to our Team APE feed about an item that you "upcycled" or "creatively reused" and thereby avoided consuming plastic associated with buying a new item and having that item sent to you/your area!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Keep My Community Clean

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

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Fill a Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 7 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Glass Bottle Baby

I will replace 2 plastic bottles with glass or stainless steel alternatives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Travel Toiletries

If traveling, I will reuse my old travel tubes to refill with my soaps or only bring bar soaps with me in a TSA-approved reusable quart-sized bag.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Cook a Plastic Free Meal

I will prepare meals at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How can you think outside the box (or bag!) when it comes to disposables?

    Marla Chan's avatar
    Marla Chan 7/10/2022 7:28 PM
    I use a lot of bottled water at home. But I am trying to reduce. Moved to a bigger plastic bottle instead of individual bottles. 

    • Daenna Thomas's avatar
      Daenna Thomas 7/11/2022 10:08 AM
      Buy water by the gallon instead of individual bottles then buy a reusable water bottle at target or wal-mart to fill up. You can also reuse the gallon container at water stores.

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    Marla Chan 7/10/2022 7:26 PM
    In gift giving I have gifted some reusable utensils that I recently purchased from Disney.  Cute packaging holds the utensils and gifted to friends who are still in the work environment.  Hoping they will utilize these instead of the plastic utensils they normally use.  

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    Marla Chan 7/10/2022 7:24 PM
    I recently changed my hand soap dispensers. Instead of buying plastic bottle and pumps and/or refilling etc, I have moved to glass bottle dispensers that utilize a more sustainable soap disk product through Blueland .  Dropping a tablet into warm water to create the soap.  My dispensers are Disney themed so it adds an extra fun element for me too.     Gifted two bottles out recently also.