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Welcome to Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2022!

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Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums
Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2022
July 1 - July 31, 2022
Marissa Kinart's avatar

Marissa Kinart

The Florida Aquarium Team

"I want to be more aware of how much plastic I am using in my day to day life and see what changes I can make to become plastic free. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 287 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    13
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched

Marissa's actions

Community

Share My Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible by posting to my social media networks.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Give Some Green Gratitude

I will give a shout-out on social media to a local company, coworker, friend or family member for their plastic free or green efforts.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Lifestyle

Clean Plate Club

When I need to replace my dish soap, I will switch to a bar or refillable option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

See the Green

I will recycle used contact lenses and packaging.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY 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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Switch to Loose Leaf Tea

Because many tea bags and most sleeves and sachets contain plastic, I will switch to using loose leaf tea.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Personal Care

That Was a Close Shave

I will replace my disposable razors with steel razors.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Watch a Plastic themed documentary.

Watch film "Smog of the Sea" to learn more about the impact of plastic in our oceans. Be inspired by the unique crew and see that anyone can make a difference.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Estimate My Plastic Consumption

I will visit the rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host a Watch Party

I will host a watch party with friends and/or colleagues to watch and discuss a movie about plastics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • Marissa Kinart's avatar
    Marissa Kinart 7/17/2022 1:57 PM
    I may not be completing all the plastic free challenges I saved but I am at least trying! Some days I don't always go plastic free but I try to at least recycle an plastic item I do accumulate. 
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