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July 1 - July 31, 2023

ABQ BioPark

ABQ BioPark

Becoming plastic neutral through grassroot actions

POINTS TOTAL

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team impact

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    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
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    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
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    70
    conversations
    with people
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    205
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
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    5.0
    donations
    made
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    1,308
    minutes
    spent learning
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    2,959
    pieces of litter
    picked up
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    328
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
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    426
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
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    866
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
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    160
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
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    3.0
    waste audits
    conducted

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Recent updates from this team
  • August 1 at 2:50 PM
    I just want to say that I took actions and saved plastic and litter more than I was able to record. I bet we all did . . . so we're even greater than the numbers show!! Hurrah Team ABQ BioPark!!!
  • July 31 at 9:15 PM
    It confirms my suspicion that we're all "sheep"
  • July 31 at 9:14 PM
    I learned a lot about wishcycling, which I was surprised that I practiced. My recycle bin has far fewer things in it now, but I have much less contamination of my load
  • July 31 at 9:02 PM
    I was pretty successful in achieving my goals, but I feel like I barely made a dent in the global problem
  • July 31 at 9:01 PM
    I rarely travel by plane but in order to get through TSA you need travel sized containers anyway.
  • July 31 at 8:59 PM
    Two years ago I started canning and pickling. I feel very connected to my ancestors, to the earth and to past times. I am able to give some of my goods as gifts. I don't get enough to make large quantities, but I make enough pizza sauce for a special Christmas Tree decorating party, enough applesauce for latkes, enough Black Forest Cherry Jam...
  • July 31 at 8:53 PM
    Unprocessed foods tend to be more healthy (lower in calories, higher in fiber and nutrients.
  • July 31 at 8:52 PM
    Fresh produce in a washable net bag helps.
  • July 31 at 8:50 PM
    On the first day of the challenge, I was driving on Paseo del Norte at rush hour. Due to the traffic, I could not avoid running over a very large (refrigerator sized) plastic bag in my lane. I soon noticed the plastic ballooning up in my rear window, so I knew it must be stuck to something. At a light, the passenger in the vehicle behind me got...
  • July 31 at 5:01 PM
    Most of today's trash was cigarette butts, yuk!

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