Karen Schenk
7/30/2020 8:29 PM
While on vacation, it ca be challenging to remain plastic free. When visiting new places we did make sure to support local restaurants.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Feed
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joy kotheimer 7/31/2020 8:39 PMI know I’m late to the bread baking but my friend gave me a sourdough starter and I’m so excited! I named it St. Yeasterbasket (but Breadpool and Bready White are amazing options). Great job this month everyone! I dare you to keep up your actions 😉 -
Karen Schenk 7/31/2020 5:37 PMDid buy the paint with best intentions to paint two walls of one of the rooms that needs some touch up.... but did not get to the chore yet, so plastic free efforts will continue past July! -
Rachel Handy 7/31/2020 1:38 PMHey Guys! I wanted to share this resource I found as well for recycling odd items, especially those with mixed plastic and other parts. I have a bunch of old computer equipment (keyboards, stereo speakers, etc) and this place takes lots of items. Hope it can help to keep more items out of our landfills and oceans: http://www.ohiodropoff.com/what.html-
Karen Schenk 7/31/2020 5:39 PMThank you for sharing the info! -
joy kotheimer 8/02/2020 12:25 PMThanks Rachel!
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Rachel Handy 7/31/2020 9:12 AMI am making this toothepaste tonight! Here's a link to a great resource, Trash is for Tossers. The founder, Lauren Singer, is leading a zero-waste life and has a really cool and inspiring story. Check it out to learn lots of easy tips and methods to going plastic free! https://trashisfortossers.com/my-zero-waste-homemade-toothpaste-recipe/ -
Jori Presutti 7/31/2020 5:28 AMWell everyone it's the last day of the plastic free ecochallenge. We all have done some great work. Whether it was in research, clean up, or reduction. Great job everybody! Keep reducing plastic! -
Reflection QuestionFood Cook a Zero-Plastic Waste MealDo an inventory of your kitchen to see how many single-use plastics you've used in the past. What are some resuable alternatives to these commonly used products? What would your impact be if you switched all the single-use products from your inventory to reusable?
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Reflection QuestionCommunity Join a Cleanup EffortHow does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
Karen Schenk 7/30/2020 8:26 PMI had hoped to join a clean-up effort during our Plastic Free July challenge, but was unable to complete pull this goal off. However! i did research ways in which to develop a community clean-up effort along our O'Shaughnessy north of the Zoo, and resources for other community clean-up efforts through City of Columbus. You can visit this link to find resources as well! https://www.columbus.gov/volunteers/ -
Reflection QuestionCommunity Join a Cleanup EffortHow does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
Jori Presutti 7/30/2020 1:56 PMI enjoyed getting to clean up. I was simple and beneficial. It was great getting to do something that might be small but still make a difference. -
Reflection QuestionCommunity Join a Cleanup EffortHow does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?
Shelley Orloski 7/29/2020 1:57 PMI feel great working with my teen volunteers! Teamwork is the only way we will get things done! -
Shelley Orloski 7/29/2020 1:55 PMWe did a trash cleanup in our Zoo parking lots today! We pulled 2 bags of trash, 1 bag of recyclables and 1 for compost! Great job @Jori Presutti and @Minseo Kim! You guys are awesome!
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Alison Edwards 7/30/2020 11:45 AMThis is awesome. Thank you for helping to keep our zoo clean and trash away from our animals and wildlife!
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