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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Neetu Nair Solomon's avatar

Neetu Nair Solomon

HPI India

"Towards a CLEAN and GREEN tomorrow! "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 546 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    5.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    320
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    480
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    16
    neighbors
    met
  • UP TO
    16
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

Neetu's 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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 3 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) each day.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with 5 friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on an environmental issue that matters to me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 16
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
    Community Host a House Party
    How does environmental quality influence your sense of community?
    Neetu Nair Solomon's avatar
    Neetu Nair Solomon 10/23/2018 2:18 AM
    When you take care of your environment, you take care of your neighborhood, your home and your surroundings. It builds a sense of belonging and thus gives a sense of community.
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    Neetu Nair Solomon 10/15/2018 2:23 AM
    Over the weekend, I got together with our neighbors and cleaned up a patch of land at the end of our street. We have some beautiful plants, added. This was done, to ensure no one throws garbage or plastic there and to keep our surroundings clean!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use Reusable Bags
    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?
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    Neetu Nair Solomon 10/15/2018 2:12 AM
    I generally have a cloth bag ready in my handbag for any last minute shopping! helps reduce plastic and paper! 
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