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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Carmen Ellis's avatar

Carmen Ellis

Sustainable Saints

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 257 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    595
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.0
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    34
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    10
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    1.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    24
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    spent learning

Carmen's actions

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 5 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 3.67 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 10 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 12 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 3.47 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
    Carmen Ellis's avatar
    Carmen Ellis 10/03/2018 2:38 PM
    I keep forgetting mine at home or work. I can crochet a cover for my glass jars and then have more mugs to use!
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