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2018 People's Ecochallenge

October 3 - October 24, 2018

Ching-Hung Chen

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
79 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

25

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

30

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

5.0

pounds of paper

have been saved

Ching-Hung's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 6 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?
Ching-Hung Chen 10/23/2018 7:10 AM
Often find the need of using plastic bag is during groceries shopping. However, I am building the habit of bringing a bag pack with couple reusable bag with me every time I go for grocery shopping.

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