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July 1 - July 31, 2018

National Aquarium

National Aquarium

The National Aquarium is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures and the staff that work there are all incredible people that don't know when to stop when it comes to reducing our single use plastic consumption.

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 64,491
    TOTAL

team impact

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    18
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    37
    conversations
    with people
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    334
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
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    43
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    92
    hours
    volunteered
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    3,879
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    97
    petitions
    signed
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    2,695
    pieces of litter
    picked up
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    1,707
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
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    733
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
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    716
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
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    2,042
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
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    3.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
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    25
    waste audits
    conducted
  • UP TO
    458
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • August 1 at 8:05 AM
    I loved this challenge. It was so great to see my team members be so loud with their voices and with their actions. I'm excited to keep up some new behaviors but also know that it's not just me that's working hard to make a difference.
  • August 1 at 4:58 AM
    Holy smokes! I had no idea how much plastic I used! Cooking two meals everyday without anything being in plastic was hard!
  • August 1 at 3:35 AM
    Did a big cleanout in our boys’ room...I have a couple of bags for the consignment store & goodwill. Getting ready to send out their birthday party invite.  In lieu of gifts, they are asking for donations for 4Ocean & the Save Fairwood Forest fund. This month has been great! I have loved this challenge! The biggest changes came in the...
  • July 31 at 8:23 PM
    This has been such an interesting month—I have so many things take away that I wouldn’t have considered otherwise!
  • July 31 at 6:56 PM
    I can’t believe plastic free July is coming to an end! I’m getting ready to watch a documentary and plan how to continue my plastic free journey! 
  • July 31 at 6:29 PM
    Go team! This has been an inspiring month; I’m proud to be a part of this impactful crowd!
  • July 31 at 4:55 PM
    Great Job Everyone! Hopefully we all formed a lot of new habits we can continue even after July is over 
  • July 31 at 4:47 PM
    Wasn't  going to get a box anyway but my server never returned, so I couldn't get one even if I wanted to lol
  • July 31 at 4:44 PM
    No Straw Please 🙂
  • July 31 at 4:02 PM
    Got new shoes and will be reusing the box for my cat instead of getting a new bed!

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Competitions

CHALLENGER MEMBERS POINTS CHALLENGED MEMBERS POINTS  
CHALLENGER: National Aquarium Challenger Team Members: 232 Challenger Points: 64491 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Ocean Rangers Challenged Team Members: 119 Challenged Points: 22704 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: National Aquarium Challenger Team Members: 232 Challenger Points: 64491 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Maryland Zoo Challenged Team Members: 210 Challenged Points: 86556 Winning?: