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Amanda Crews

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 270 TOTAL

participant impact

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    waste audit
    conducted
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    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
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    conversation
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    advocacy action
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Amanda's actions

Community

Take the pre-survey!

Help us make the Plastic Free Ecochallenge the best it can be! Take the challenge pre-survey (and look out for the post-survey at the end of the challenge!) so we can better understand the impact the challenge has and how we can improve in the future. Plus, you'll earn points for completing it! Thank you!

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Bedroom

Proper Clothing Care

All those symbols on our clothes, sheets, and towels actually have meanings! To ensure that I'm caring for my clothes properly, I will spend 10 minutes learning what the care symbols mean and laundry best practices to make all of my textiles last as long as possible.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Kitchen

Embrace Imperfection

Eliminating 100% of all plastic from our lives simply isn't possible. Throughout this month, I will embrace imperfection in my plastic-free journey while exploring and testing new ways to reduce my plastic footprint.

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DAILY ACTION

Study

Complete a Waste Audit

I will conduct a waste audit of my trash and recycling to understand how much waste I create and create a plan for where I can reduce the most.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Study

Say No to Styrofoam

Throughout its life cycle, polystyrene (styrofoam) can harm people, communities, and the planet. I will refuse styrofoam whenever I can, making sure to kindly let people know why I'm asking for alternative packaging.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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?


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    Amanda Crews 7/06/2024 8:10 PM
    Saved my plastic McDonald’s cup to take home and recycle. I forgot my reusable water bottle today.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Study Complete a Waste Audit
    What did you learn about the waste you create? Where can you reduce the most?

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    Amanda Crews 7/03/2024 1:49 PM
    Completed a waste audit on my family and we throw out lots of food! Kind of embarrassing.

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    Amanda Crews 7/03/2024 1:40 PM
    Learned how to make old tshirts into dog toys, used wool dryer balls for laundry and purchased dryer sheets for washing to reduce big plastic waste.

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    Amanda Crews 7/01/2024 9:13 PM
    Used all reusable grocery bags when grocery shopping today.