Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

I learned that every little action helps. I am very capable of making changes for me/my family and encourage change around me.

We did it, team!! Plastic Free Ecochallenge 2022 is in the books! How did this month go for you?

Today I was at a festival. Any time I purchased any trinkets I used my own reusable shopping bag to put them in. The sellers were happy because they didn’t have to give me a bag and I was happy to create less waste!

I have really enjoyed this ecochallenge. It was at the forefront of my mind every day. Not only how can I reduce plastics, but really how can I make my footprint smaller in generating trash. Many of my new habits will stick with me. For example: I am using Dryer balls, no more straws or plastic lids, reusable baggies, no more detergent pods, no...

Im happy with what I've done this month and will obviously continue and hope to add other enviromentally conscious  actions to my personal challenge.

This challenge was difficult at times. It was awkward to tell cashiers I had my own bag. It was also difficult at some grocery stores for me to bag my own groceries because they have spinning bag holders that they use to bag groceries. They didn't have much room to place the groceries while I bagged. Some places just gave me bags anyway. It was...