July 1 - July 31, 2020
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Welcome to the Cincinnati Zoo's Plastic Free Ecochallenge Team! As the Greenest Zoo in America, we are on a mission to end this challenge in 1st place! Feel free to share suggestions, helpful hints, what you're struggling with, and what you're doing great on!
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 6,238 Total
Team Impact
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up to3disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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up to2documentarieswatched
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up to342minutesspent learning
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up to123pieces of litterpicked up
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up to245plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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up to175plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to38pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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up to141plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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up to4waste auditsconducted
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up to6zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
July 27 at 4:38 PMI’ve been watching the Down to Earth series on Netflix and just finished the episode in London where they highlighted the litter along the Thames River. Interestingly, they shored up one section of the bank with old war ships (barges?) to prevent erosion, which have become nesting structures for birds.
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July 21 at 2:00 PMEasy-peasy, been doing this for many years. Only difficult part was getting into the habit of taking the bags out of the trunk when going into the store
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July 14 at 6:24 AMI tried using my reusable mug at Bruegger's yesterday and unfortunately they said they cannot accept reusables at this time. Thankfully I started making my own milk tea a while ago to save money, so I think I'll do the same with iced coffee, and start perfecting my technique!
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July 13 at 8:13 AMI’m loving this challenge! It helps me stay more aware to little things I can do to help make a big difference. I’ve also been searching for books such as The Zero Waste Lifestyle to learn more
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July 9 at 2:52 PM👉 Zoo employee might want to share on Cincinnati Zoo Member HQ.
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July 9 at 2:37 PMShared with my CZBG zoo friends!
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Competitions
| Challenger | Members | Points | Challenged | Members | Points | ||||||
| Challenger: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Challenger Team Members: 52 | Challenger Points: 6238 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | Challenged Team Members: 108 | Challenged Points: 28531 | Winning?: | |||