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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Maggie Braun

UWL ENV Braun

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,045 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    19
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    61
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    16
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    14
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Maggie's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Go for a Daily Walk
    How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
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    Maggie Braun 10/18/2018 11:19 AM
    The overnight frost caused the leaves, especially the birch leaves to fall off the trees like raindrops.  Absolutely beautiful!
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    Maggie Braun 10/03/2018 10:14 AM
    What a beautiful morning to start the Eco Challenge.  The golden leaves of the honey locust are flitting through the breeze. Bald eagles soaring above the bluffs.  Excited to see what the next 2 weeks will bring!
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