OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Metropolis Zoo and Botanical Backyard is encouraging shoppers to shift away from single-use plastic dependency and make a change for the good thing about the world’s ecosystems by collaborating within the Plastic Free EcoChallenge throughout July.
The premise for the EcoChallege is that disposable plastic gadgets like grocery luggage, straws and bottles are creating enormous ecological hurt, particularly in oceans and different aquatic habitats. This consists of our streams, rivers and lakes in Oklahoma the place plastic trash is a typical sight. The problem runs now by Saturday, July 31, and is open to the general public.
Individuals will earn eco-points for utilizing much less plastic, recycling, switching to reusable gadgets and for pledging to make different eco-friendly modifications.
Signal as much as be a part of the OKC Zoo staff right here.
In 2023, the OKC Zoo staff refused over 950 straws, 1,019 plastic bottles, 1,104 items of plastic cutlery, picked up 2,606 items of litter, signed 34 petitions and attended 4 completely different neighborhood occasions to advocate towards single-use plastics. This collaborative initiative earned the OKC Zoo staff third place amongst all collaborating organizations after putting seventh in 2019. Study extra right here.
Disposable plastic gadgets like grocery luggage, straws and bottles are creating enormous ecological hurt, particularly in oceans and different aquatic habitats. This consists of our streams, rivers and lakes in Oklahoma the place plastic trash is a typical sight.
The problem runs by Saturday, July 31, and is open to the general public. Individuals will earn eco-points for utilizing much less plastic, recycling, switching to reusable gadgets and for pledging to make different eco-friendly modifications.
Whereas exploring the Zoo, visitors can assist cut back plastic by using in-park recycling to eliminate plastic water bottles and aluminum cans. The Zoo is now the premiere Oklahoma location to supply Pepsi’s canned Aquafina® water in all of its merchandising machines, and these cans may be recycled on grounds.
Friends may also convey their very own reusable water bottle and pack snacks which have minimal plastic.
The Plastic Free EcoChallenge is a world problem to scale back and refuse single-use plastics. These plastics pollute waterways, break down inside essential ecosystems and hurt wildlife, which ingest and turn into ensnared in plastic particles, advocates of the EcoChallenge assert.
With the aim of stopping this cycle from persevering with, Ecochallenge.org started this 31-day international initiative, impressed by the Australian-founded initiative, Plastic Free July. EcoChallenge is a web-based instructional platform that challenges members to behave on environmental points. They’ve engaged 100,000+ folks from 139 international locations on their platform and 390,000 folks whole all through the nonprofit’s 28-year historical past.
This system’s designers imagine single-use plastics are a serious menace to all species, together with people. With the 31-day problem, EcoChallenge hopes to encourage members to scale back and refuse single-use plastics in July and past.
The Oklahoma Metropolis Zoo is at the moment in its summer season hours and open day by day open from 8 a.m. to five p.m. with the final entry no later than 4 p.m.
Buy advance tickets at okczoo.org/tickets to keep away from the entry strains.
Common admission is $12 for adults and $9 for youngsters ages 3-11 and seniors ages 65 and over. Kids two and beneath are admitted free.
Zoo followers can help the OKC Zoo by changing into a ZOOfriends member. Beginning at $45, memberships may be bought at ZOOfriends.org and supply entry to the OKC Zoo for a complete 12 months plus, further advantages and reductions. T
To study extra about Zoo happenings, name 405-424-3344 or go to okczoo.org.
