cathleen cox

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

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participant impact

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plastic bottle

not sent to the landfill

cathleen's actions

Bathroom

Use What You Have

The only thing worse than a single-use item is a zero-use item! I will use (and use up) what I already have in my home before buying something new.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Bathroom

Sustainable Suds

In the UK, the average person creates 512kg (1,129lbs) of waste in the bathroom over the course of their lifetime - 50% of which ends up in a landfill. As they run out, I will replace my soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and lotions with sustainable, unpackaged, or refillable options.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Bathroom Use What You Have

Besides the economic benefits of using the things we already own, how can this practice impact our lives in other ways and influence the way we interact with "things"?

cathleen cox 7/11/2024 3:32 PM

using every last bit of things we already have reduces our need to acquire additional resources, saving their utilization for the future and future generations

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