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Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums
Plastic Free Ecochallenge
July 1 - July 31, 2020

Vickie Edel

Plastic Free NOLA

"To help reduce plastic in my life which benefits the environment!"

Points Total

  • 0 Today
  • 0 This Week
  • 1,163 Total

Participant Impact

  • up to
    72
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • up to
    45
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    26
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Vickie's Actions

Food

Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste Meal

I will prepare 1 meal(s) at home each day without using any items packaged in single-use plastic.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 3 piece(s) of litter each day while following the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Lifestyle

Homemade Cleaners

I will make 2 of my own cleaning products at home.

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Vegetarian for a day

Trying to reduce the amount of meat in diet.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Pretty oh so Pretty

I will purchase beauty products that are packaged in sustainable packaging.

Completed
One-Time Action

Lifestyle

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Family

Swap the Snacks

I will swap out 2 prepackaged snacks a day for fresh fruits or veggies.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Share My Actions

I will post to my social media networks about how reducing our plastic use is important for both environmental justice and conservation.

Completed
One-Time Action

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  • Vickie Edel 7/31/2020 3:12 PM
    I hope everyone had an awesome day finishing out the challenge today!
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  • Vickie Edel 7/31/2020 5:43 AM
    Last day of the challenge! Don't forget to log your actions to see how much you impacted the environment.
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  • Vickie Edel 7/21/2020 5:56 AM
    We are in the home stretch! Hope everyone is still keeping a good pace and staying motivated.
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  • Vickie Edel 7/17/2020 3:21 PM
    Everyone is doing and great job! Keep up the good work!
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  • Vickie Edel 7/14/2020 7:33 PM
    I hope everyone is staying motivated. We are almost to the midway mark. 
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  • Vickie Edel 7/09/2020 5:25 AM
    Very excited to see the team hit 100 members! Keep sharing with friends and family to spread the word.
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  • Vickie Edel 7/09/2020 5:24 AM
    I hope everyone is doing well in the challenge. We are 9 days in! Don't forget to log your actions.
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  • Vickie Edel 7/06/2020 7:34 AM
    Definitely hit my goal for picking up litter today. There was so much trash following the holiday.
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  • Vickie Edel 7/04/2020 8:22 AM
    If you forget to log your activities, you can still change the date and get points for your actions.  
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  • Vickie Edel 7/03/2020 4:10 PM
    Part of my daily routine includes adding my vegetable scrap and coffee grinds to my vermicompost. In case you didn't know, vermicompost is compost using earthworms for the decomposition process. Worms are happy getting new food and I'm happy keeping more waste out of landfills!
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