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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
Katerina Rooks's avatar

Katerina Rooks

Cleveland Clinic Sustainability

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 212 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    0.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    minute
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    4.0
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill

Katerina's actions

Family

Glass Bottle Baby

I will replace 3 plastic bottles with glass or stainless steel alternatives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Natural Paints

I will paint rooms in my home with low/no VOC or natural paints.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Discover Together

I will spend 15 minutes educating my family on the basics of living a reduced/no-plastic lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Family

Plastic Free Lunch Boxes

I will only pack reusable cutlery, drinkware and tupperware-like containers in my children's lunches to reduce plastic waste.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 5 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Katerina Rooks 7/22/2022 5:06 AM
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    Katerina Rooks 7/21/2022 5:51 AM
    Loving my "plastic" sneakers. I work and run in Brooks sneakers, which are great for long hours of patient care. Brooks recycles plastic bottles and turns them into sneaker tops.  Here is a great article for your reading pleasure.

    https://www.brooksrunning.com/en_us/blog/research-innovation/recycled-materials-at-brooks.html


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