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Welcome to Orca Recovery Day!

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Puget Sound Conservation Districts
Orca Recovery Day
October 5 - November 5, 2020
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October 5 - November 5, 2020

Environmental Services Department

City of Tacoma

Environmental Services protects and restores natural resources, keeping our city clean, safe and livable through garbage and recycling pickup, wastewater treatment, household hazardous waste disposal, protection from stormwater pollution and much more. We believe everything we do supports healthy neighborhoods and a thriving Puget Sound, leaving a better Tacoma for all.

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team impact

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    1.0
    disposable cup
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    tree
    planted
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    65
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
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    3.0
    documentaries
    watched
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    321
    minutes
    spent learning
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    415
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    54
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    10
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

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  • October 11 at 1:20 PM
    Privilege is being in a place of ignorance not having to know about racisim in envrionmental activism.  Weforum.org states it is "a form of systemic racism whereby communities of colour are disproportionately burdened with health hazards through policies and practices that force them to live in proximity to sources of toxic waste such as...
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    Arielle Flesher
  • October 10 at 8:52 PM
    Every day is a new day to stay excited about saving Orcas and keeping Puget Sound heathly.
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    Arielle Flesher
  • October 9 at 10:29 AM
    I did not realize that Tacoma had so many food deserts! Thank you for your education today!
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    Arielle Flesher
  • October 9 at 10:24 AM
    My Orca Recovery Day is going great! Shared a post on LinkedIn to recruit platform networks. 
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    Arielle Flesher
  • October 9 at 8:51 AM
    I incorporate other "R's" into my lifestyle by using plastic tubs as storage containers. I repurpose glass jars. I repair my clothes. I recycle as much as I can. 
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    Arielle Flesher
  • October 6 at 10:32 AM
    We watched the documentary "Artifishal" (https://www.patagonia.com/stories/artifishal/video-79192.html), which focused on the negative impacts of fish hatcheries and farmed fish on wild salmon (and other fish) populations, and by extension, all of the people and animals and ecosystems that suffer as a result.  
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    Ryan Hebert
  • October 5 at 9:48 AM
    Access to healthy, affordable food can have a big impact on community health, ability to focus and preform well at school and work, and in bringing families together to socialize over food preparation and meals. Spending time and money commuting to grocery stores is an extra burden for low income residents. 
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    Kyla Wilson
  • October 5 at 9:43 AM
     I spent some time today learning about Food Deserts in Tacoma! Pierce County has a really nice Esri Story Map defining food deserts and showing walkability to grocery stores across the county. I highly recommend checking it out! I noticed a few discrepancies in point locations though. In my neighborhood there is a convenience/liquor store...
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    Kyla Wilson

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