Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2022

July 1 - July 31, 2022

Deanna Lord

Dakota Conservation Alliance

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
115 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1.0

plastic straw

not sent to the landfill

Deanna's actions

Food

Skip Plastic Bags

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Have you noticed a shift in your community as more messaging about reusable straws becomes mainstream? Cite some examples.
Deanna Lord 7/19/2022 4:46 PM
I seem to see more people just decline straws. That is great.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
Deanna Lord 7/07/2022 8:06 PM
I have to remember to take my cloth bags to the store. I did it all the time before Covid hit then the stores wouldn't place groceries in people's bags. I just need to get back into the pattern

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