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July 1 - July 31, 2018

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Lead and inspire by connecting people and wildlife.

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 52,857
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    12
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    709
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    17
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    129
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    1,850
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    17
    petitions
    signed
  • UP TO
    1,625
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    1,563
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,415
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    659
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,636
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    13
    waste audits
    conducted
  • UP TO
    311
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • July 31 at 7:31 PM
    Recycling is the best and only choice in my life 
  • July 31 at 6:06 PM
    I still face some challenges with going plastic free.  Today, the last day of the campaign, I used a plastic straw for my milkshake because my bag with my reusable straw was at home.  I signed only one petition this month because that's all I could find.  BUT we are now recycling #5 plastic (I drop it off at Whole Foods once a month.) And we...
  • July 31 at 10:36 AM
    Planning to keep the plastic free efforts  and new habits going!  It's been a good month of learning new things and taking new actions.
  • July 31 at 4:37 AM
    Last day of #PlasticFreeJuly but only the beginning of living a #PlasticFreeLife!!
  • July 30 at 8:35 PM
    Finally getting all metal razors! Why did it take me so long??
  • July 30 at 8:29 PM
    Kudos to all those who worked hard to try to be plastic free in July!
  • July 30 at 8:28 PM
    Husband shared a summary of  a documentary he watched about diersion of plastics from a landfill to be used in combination with some steel manufacturing.  A successful use of plastic.  While not the answer to the production of plastic, a potential re-use rather than landfill.
  • July 30 at 3:06 AM
    Has anyone else filed out the pre-survey and have not received their 100 points?
  • July 29 at 9:54 PM
    It feels good to be forming new habits. I still have a ways to go. 
  • July 29 at 5:22 AM
    I attempted to make my own Clorox wipes out of a recycled coffee can, paper towels and ingredients I had at home.  I don't know where I would be without my Clorox wipes, so hopefully this will keep everything squeaky clean!

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Competitions

CHALLENGER MEMBERS POINTS CHALLENGED MEMBERS POINTS  
CHALLENGER: Calgary Zoo "Stampede Stomp Out Plastic" Team Challenger Team Members: 148 Challenger Points: 47688 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Challenged Team Members: 233 Challenged Points: 52857 Winning?: