Ecochallenge.org

2018 People's Ecochallenge

October 3 - October 24, 2018

Phanindra babu Guthi

WSP USA & Friends

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
175 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

16

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Phanindra babu's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 4
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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 10 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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?
Phanindra babu Guthi 10/23/2018 8:45 AM
Indeed it surprises me. That's a lot of money. Even if we end up reducing half the waste, that's $750 per family which turns out to be almost $3750 millions, if there are 5 million of such families.

That's a lot of money. I would rather use my share to donate to organizations such as "feed my starving children" who supplies food to children in need around the world.

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