Ecochallenge.org

2018 People's Ecochallenge

October 3 - October 24, 2018

Ankur Parekh

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
295 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

392

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

276

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

14

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

330

miles

not traveled by car

Ankur's actions

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 23 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 24.9 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 3.45 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Heat and Cool Naturally

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

COMPLETED 16
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?
Ankur Parekh 10/11/2018 3:02 AM
I have been always vocal against use of plastic bags, I have been carrying my own bag from past 5 years but many times I am in situation where I will not have bag, in such case two option 1) carry in the hand 2) if not able to carry in hand buy reusable bag but always decline plastic bags from vendor

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Do you feel that this fact applies to you? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?
Ankur Parekh 10/11/2018 3:00 AM
Country like India is very different situation, here public transport is used more, what we are demanding more is about coverage of mass rapid public transport system such as Metro rain and availability of last mile connectivity from metro station to home, right now only for some days I use personal transport for connectivity but most of the times walk, however connectivity from and to metro station is still not improved

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