Coalition of North American Zoos and Aquariums

Plastic Free Ecochallenge

July 1 - July 31, 2020

Roxie Tenaglia

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
374 Total

Participant Impact

up to

1

documentaries

watched
up to

90

minutes

spent learning
up to

26

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Roxie's Actions

Lifestyle

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about waste with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

Completed
One-Time Action

Personal Care

Lather Up

I will replace my soaps, shampoos, and conditioners with either a bar or refillable option.

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Say No to Plastic Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers instead of single-use plastic storage items (such as plastic wrap, single-use sandwich bags).

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Personal Care

Just Say No

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Feed

Reflection Question
Lifestyle Watch a Documentary

Which documentary did you choose to watch? What did you learn?

Roxie Tenaglia 7/22/2020 10:04 AM

I watched a PBS Frontline show called "Plastic Wars." Plastic waste is building up worldwide and a staggering amount of 18 billion pounds of plastic waste makes its way into the ocean every year. Our planet is beyond the crisis point and something needs to be done now. However, despite warnings, the demand for low cost plastic has increased and the plastic industry's future looks good. More work needs to be done to find alternatives to plastics. "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" are great actions to undertake but we cannot just rely on "Recycle" because less than 10% of plastic has been recycled according to the information on this documentary.

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