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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Deborah Butler's avatar

Deborah Butler

Lane's Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 308 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    68
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    34
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    30
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Deborah's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 4 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Deborah Butler 10/10/2018 3:33 PM
    Over 180 minutes of extra sleep?!?  Go team!  
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    Deborah Butler 10/08/2018 11:24 AM
    It's exciting to see how everyone's doing on their challenge tasks!  Way to go, Lane Green Team!
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    Deborah Butler 10/08/2018 11:21 AM
    We are fortunate to work on a campus that supports refillable water bottle stations.  On a larger scale, I'm grateful to live in a location where clean, safe water is available with very little effort or cost straight from the tap.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Deborah Butler 9/14/2018 4:27 PM
    I'd rather spend this money on higher-quality, organic, locally-sourced food.  I definitely don't like the idea of overspending on lower-quality food items only to throw it away later.  Meal planning helps me save on waste each week, but I keep 2-3 dinners "open" so that I can take advantage of sales and available fresh produce that looks exciting each week. 
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