Dan Keeffe

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

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
119 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning

Dan's 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!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Personal Care

See the Green

I will recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Community

Become a Recycling Pro

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Go Strawless

I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill per day by refusing straws or using my own reusable straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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
Personal Care

Take a moment to estimate how many disposable daily contacts you may have used over the years. What would be your impact now of switching to a contact brand with a longer lifespan?
Dan Keeffe 7/29/2022 8:59 AM
Interesting to do this research about contact lens recycling! It makes me realize how much burden we put on individuals instead of thinking about systems. The reflection asks: how much impact if I switch to a brand with a longer lifespan; I use 2 week contacts because that's what is best for my health, based on my doctor's recommendations. The recycle centers for these materials are not in places I normally go -- is the VMT and extra time worth it? I don't know! These systems feel like they are designed to pass the burden from corporations and governments to me, though.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Dan Keeffe 7/28/2022 9:06 AM
The "things need a place" part of me struggles with not putting each item in a bag, but it's been JUST FINE! to throw most produce in the cart and let it roll around. Haven't lost a jalapeño through the bottom of the cart yet!

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