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Welcome to Plastic Free EcoChallenge 2018!

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Calgary Zoo & Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Plastic Free EcoChallenge 2018
July 1 - July 31, 2018
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July 1 - July 31, 2018

Vancouver Aquarium

Ocean Wise

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 37,414
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    12
    petitions
    signed
  • UP TO
    835
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    17
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    5.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    1,708
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    10
    waste audits
    conducted
  • UP TO
    387
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1,202
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    19
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    745
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,900
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    873
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    77
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    490
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • July 31 at 9:54 PM
    Even tho this website won’t let me log in today’s activity - it was as plastic-free as the rest of this month!
    Malgosia Kaczmarska's avatar
    Malgosia Kaczmarska
  • July 31 at 5:53 PM
    Loved participating in plastic wise July! The activities during lunch hour were super fun (I loved the bath salts especially). Way to go team! 
    Jackie Schaffer's avatar
    Jackie Schaffer
  • July 31 at 5:50 PM
    I am so glad that I participated in the challenge this year! I see plastic everywhere now, and was educating some friends about alternative packaging materials for food no matter where you go (homemade popcorn in a zippered bag to enjoy by the river)! I will continue to be plastic wise and educate anyone willing to chat for a few moments about...
    Lauren Hartling's avatar
    Lauren Hartling
  • July 31 at 1:20 PM
    Woohoo! Just got a neat participation price (travel mug) from the Vancouver Aquarium's green team. Thanks for all the lessons learned #plasticfreejuly
    Marga Lopez's avatar
    Marga Lopez
  • July 31 at 12:30 PM
    Hooray to a successful Plastic Free July :)
    Isabella Sulpizio's avatar
    Isabella Sulpizio
  • July 31 at 10:56 AM
    Plastic free was a great challenge and I have a lot of friends who are excited to try reducing their single use plastic for august!
    Tamara Loney's avatar
    Tamara Loney
  • July 31 at 10:30 AM
    I don't know about you, but I can't stop seeing plastic now! I did a mini shoreline cleanup today on Lake Ontario, and after only 10 minutes I had all this...
    Alexis Scoon's avatar
    Alexis Scoon
  • July 31 at 10:28 AM
    Congrats team! We are doing it right!
    Laura Trethewey 's avatar
    Laura Trethewey
  • July 31 at 12:25 AM
    What can you do when your co-worker insists that your lunch break be spent eating ice cream??
    Stephanie Chong's avatar
    Stephanie Chong
  • July 31 at 12:15 AM
    I've just decided that being low plastic just means eating more ice cream. 
    Stephanie Chong's avatar
    Stephanie Chong

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Competitions

CHALLENGER MEMBERS POINTS CHALLENGED MEMBERS POINTS  
CHALLENGER: Vancouver Aquarium Challenger Team Members: 148 Challenger Points: 37414 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Calgary Zoo "Stampede Stomp Out Plastic" Team Challenged Team Members: 148 Challenged Points: 47688 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Vancouver Aquarium Challenger Team Members: 148 Challenger Points: 37414 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Seattle Aquarium Challenged Team Members: 294 Challenged Points: 72435 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Vancouver Aquarium Challenger Team Members: 148 Challenger Points: 37414 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Virginia Aquarium Challenged Team Members: 80 Challenged Points: 13476 Winning?: