Rachael Lapeyre

ENGIE Insight Spokane

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
445 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

105

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

42

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

21

whole food meals

consumed
UP TO

168

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

42

zero-waste meals

consumed

Rachael's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 21
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 5 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Rachael Lapeyre 10/24/2018 8:10 AM
Been a pretty awesome Ecochallenge! Good job everybody!

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Rachael Lapeyre 10/23/2018 11:07 AM
Started taking trash bags on my walks to pick up trash on the side of the road around my neighborhood. It is amazing how much trash is along side the road. You tend to not "see" it because we are so used to it just being there.

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Rachael Lapeyre 10/17/2018 2:20 PM
Acting responsibly to help our environment and health just makes you feel like a better person. <3 Make it a great day!

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Rachael Lapeyre 10/15/2018 5:06 PM
Wouldn't it be cool to make company community gardens where a portion of property could be dedicated to being a garden area and employees could take a 10 min break and tend to the garden, or use their lunch time to tend to the garden. We could grow veggies and fruits that could be donated to local food banks and homeless shelters! And it could get more people out of the office from time to time for increased activity!

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- Sophia Thurman 10/16/2018 8:00 AM
  What an awesome idea!
  
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Rachael Lapeyre 10/15/2018 4:59 PM
My "why" for joining the EcoChallenge is wanting to challenge myself to rethink my every day impact on the environment. This is a way to hold myself more accountable to do better every day.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Rachael Lapeyre 10/12/2018 8:55 AM
The easiest way to make use of the entire vegetable would be to compost anything that cannot be consumed. And use that compost to grow more healthy delicious veggies!

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- Sophia Thurman 10/16/2018 8:01 AM
  You can also make stock from vegetable scraps.. "Stock" up for winter, haha!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

While water bottles serve an important role in places for health and safety, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. Can you identify the barriers in making this a new habit? How can you set yourself up for success in making this a permanent change?
Rachael Lapeyre 10/12/2018 8:52 AM
I think the major key is convenience. We are all hustling and bustling about all the time. Maybe keeping an extra reusable water bottle/container in your car and in your purse or back pack would be helpful. Most store have public water fountains for easy fill up!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

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?
Rachael Lapeyre 10/08/2018 10:38 AM
I received a Yeti mug as a gift and it has made a huge difference in my morning coffee habit. I want to have my coffee in that mug because my beverage stays hot/warm for hours. I don't even want a throw away cup because this option keep my beverage hot or cold so much longer than a throw away cup would. It was a wonderful gift and reusable investment! Plus they come in tons of amazing colors and sizes! I feel good because I am not creating waste!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Rachael Lapeyre 10/08/2018 10:31 AM
By adding a 6th "R".

Reconsider.

Anytime you are thinking of throwing something away stop and give yourself a few seconds to reconsider. Could the item be recycled, reused, repaired, or repurposed?

We live in a society largely influenced by convenience, entitlement, and instant gratification. If we all took just a few more seconds to be thoughtful our small decisions as a population can make a huge difference to our environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?
Rachael Lapeyre 10/08/2018 10:27 AM
I completely agree that so many health issues can be aided and sometimes completely remedied with a whole food diet. Processed food is hardly even food and certainly lacks nutrition while adding sometimes harmful and unnecessary additives.

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