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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Sumit Tiwary

HPI India

"Be the EcoLead in my Community"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 3,646 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    60
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    330
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    330
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    480
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    23
    neighbors
    met
  • UP TO
    79
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Sumit's actions

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 120 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 240 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Have a Garage Sale

I will have a group garage sale with friends, family, and/or neighbors.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) each day.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 15 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 2.46 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

Stop usage of paper cups in the HP Site

We see a lot of paper cups during the day for tea/ coffee in the site. We would like to completely remove the usage of paper cups and replace it with ceramic mugs either provided by HP or the employees bring their own reusable mug. This will help us in reducing the burden on the environment as well as the ill effects of paper cups for employees

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?


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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2018 9:42 PM
    Last Day team.. 31000 points to go.. can we all not do it. I'm sure we can.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Fix Leaky Faucets
    Fixing leaky faucets is one of the tasks that we can easily put off until later. Good job on completing this action! How will you use the momentum from completing this action to increase your water efficiency?

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2018 1:20 AM
    I'll monitor my water bills after fixing the leakages as well as installing the low flow taps and then compare my usage month over month and spread the word about not only saving some money but also using less water which is better for all of us.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Install a Low-Flow Showerhead
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2018 1:19 AM
    I have installed low flow shower head as well as replaced most of my taps with low flow taps to minimize the water wastage. Even though it is low flow, the work gets done
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Collect Rain Water
    Trace the water that flows down the drain from your house to the largest body of water nearby. What is the route it takes?

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2018 1:18 AM
    We have a rain water harvesting sump. We have directed all the water from the terrace, gardens, parking areas to flow into this huge sump.

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/23/2018 1:04 AM
    35000 points to go to get to 100000

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/22/2018 7:39 AM
    38000 points to go to reach 100,000 points


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    Sumit Tiwary 10/18/2018 9:38 PM
    45000 points to go for 100000. Let's try and get there
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Support Pollution Reduction
    What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/18/2018 11:44 AM
     Poor ground water quality is a big reason for our expenses as we have to use a good filteratiin and water purification and softener system to use water for our daily needs

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/18/2018 11:37 AM
    45000 points to go to get to 100000

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    Sumit Tiwary 10/18/2018 12:12 AM
    Team.. lets try and aim for 75000 points to end this challenge that is about 25000 more points to go