
July 1 - July 31, 2021
Saint Louis Zoo Employees and Volunteers
Saint Louis Zoo
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4,202Total
Team Impact
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up to95zero-waste mealsconsumed
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up to30disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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up to36plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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up to138plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to102pieces of plastic cutlerynot sent to the landfill
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up to51plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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up to557pieces of litterpicked up
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up to1.0waste auditsconducted
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up to3.0advocacy actionscompleted
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up to18conversationswith people
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up to1.0petitionssigned
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up to1.0community eventshosted or attended
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up to2.0documentarieswatched
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up to840minutesspent learning
Team Feed
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July 21 at 11:35 AMThere are lots of choices for Wool Dryer balls on Amazon - most seem to be made of New Zealand wool and hand-felted by women in Tibet. I found some that were made in the USA, from USA sheep. Hopefully they have a much lower carbon footprint than the New Zealand/Tibetan balls! Although I've rarely if ever used dryer sheets, I'm excited to see...
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July 21 at 8:17 AMMy CSA is full of fruits and veggies this week! All local with zero plastic involved unless. Woot!
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July 19 at 11:10 AMMost if not all of the landfills in my region are located right next to the three biggest rivers - the Mississippi, Missouri and Meramec. The Mississippi river area also contains industrial-type companies - junkyards, transfer stations. All of the landfills are also near low-income neighborhoods. It is disgusting to see the amount of...
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July 19 at 11:05 AMWe changed from plastic liners to paper bag liners (from the grocery store when the reuseable bags are forgotten) in our kitchen waste bin recently, and it does not change the amount or kind of trash we produce. My kids (the trash taker-outers) still take the entire bin to the dumpster to dump, so there is not a worry about moist trash...
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July 19 at 9:12 AMto clean teeth, freshen, I will look for all natural gum
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July 16 at 7:54 AMWhen I travelled recently, I made sure to bring my reuseable bags, water bottles, metal straws and cloth napkins/washcloths/dishes for the whole family (instead of paper towels and paper plates).
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