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July 1 - July 31, 2024

L.A. Zoo Team Angeleno Plastic Eliminators (Team APE)

Los Angeles Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

  • 450 TODAY
  • 20,165 THIS WEEK
  • 95,090
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    44
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    5
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    1,252
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    382
    food items
    properly stored
  • UP TO
    459
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    158
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    5,273
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,195
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    345
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    23,595
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    385
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2,194
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3,167
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,409
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    891
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    44
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    20
    waste audits
    conducted
  • UP TO
    236
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    1,680
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    317
    whole food meals
    consumed

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • July 27 at 5:40 AM
    I would think the natural fibers would break down much easier than a synthetic ones. If something should end up in the ocean or forest it would break down much faster.
  • July 27 at 5:37 AM
    It seemed somewhat the same to me, if anything I used containers I'd usually discard as a source of storage. As well I used other items like paper to be used in another way.
  • July 26 at 9:10 PM
    I use plastic free products and use glass containers to store products in glass jars I've recycled.
  • July 26 at 9:09 PM
    Day 27-Plastic Free Challenge
  • July 26 at 8:27 PM
    Let’s save the Earth together!
  • July 26 at 5:00 PM
    Woo hoo!! We're back to #1!!! The average points per member has gone up from yesterday, too, so WAY TO GO, EVERYONE!! Yesterday we were at 353 average points/member, and now we're up to 370/member! KEEP IT UP for 5 more days and we can WIN THIS!!!!
  • July 26 at 3:48 PM
    According to an article last month by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), "A few studies have drawn associations between microplastics and poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease and low male fertility. And chemicals often found in plastics are known to cause a variety of health problems, including cancers,...
  • July 26 at 2:50 PM
    I learned about “Cancer Alley,” which is, “the regional nickname given to an 85-mile stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which contains over 200 petrochemical plants and refineries”…accounting for, “25% of the petrochemical production in the United States.” (see:...
  • July 26 at 2:18 PM
    Reach out to the company with facts and studies ask them to look into it and try to stop them producing those wipes.
  • July 26 at 2:16 PM
    It was a way to sell more things which creates more waste.

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