July 1 - July 31, 2024
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
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95,090TOTAL
team impact
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UP TO44advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO5community eventshosted or attended
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UP TO1,252disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO382food itemsproperly stored
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UP TO459poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO158conversationswith people
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UP TO5,273minutesspent learning
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UP TO1,195pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO345meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO23,595minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO385pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO2,194plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO3,167plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1,409pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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UP TO891plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO44public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO20waste auditsconducted
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UP TO236poundswaste avoided
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UP TO1,680gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO317whole food mealsconsumed
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
July 27 at 5:40 AMI 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.
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July 27 at 5:37 AMIt 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.
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July 26 at 9:10 PMI use plastic free products and use glass containers to store products in glass jars I've recycled.
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July 26 at 9:09 PMDay 27-Plastic Free Challenge
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July 26 at 8:27 PMLet’s save the Earth together!
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July 26 at 5:00 PMWoo 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!!!!
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July 26 at 3:48 PMAccording 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,...
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July 26 at 2:50 PMI 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:...
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July 26 at 2:18 PMReach out to the company with facts and studies ask them to look into it and try to stop them producing those wipes.
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July 26 at 2:16 PMIt was a way to sell more things which creates more waste.
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