Ecochallenge.org

2018 People's Ecochallenge

October 3 - October 24, 2018

Ilanchezian S P

HPI India

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
787 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

60

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

72

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

295

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

24

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

0.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Ilanchezian's actions

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Upgrade My Windows

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 4 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 3 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 6 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 4 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 5 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Meet My Local Farmers

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those who produce my food in other regions of the world to make better choices when I shop.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Create Your Own Action

fuel consumption, using bicycle

To reduce pollution and form Eco friendly nature, start using Bicycle majorly

COMPLETED 7
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 Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Ilanchezian S P 10/24/2018 12:14 AM

reuse, refuse, repair, repurpos

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Ilanchezian S P 10/22/2018 11:43 PM

If we safe our environment we will live for long life

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

Who is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?

Ilanchezian S P 10/22/2018 11:39 PM

The feature generation are the most affected in this environmental degration

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Meet My Local Farmers

When you know who produces your food, you are connecting personally to your complex regional food system. What are the advantages of knowing who produces your food and where it comes from? Do you think this might enable someone to advocate for a better quality of life for those who produce their food, both near and far?

Ilanchezian S P 10/22/2018 11:25 PM

We need to set the good margin amount to the farmers, with out their effort we can get more foods item

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

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?

Ilanchezian S P 10/22/2018 1:47 AM

Yes its very much surprised, instead of wasting food we can added less number of quantity of the food we purchase

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Switch to Cold Water

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

Ilanchezian S P 10/18/2018 2:06 AM

More than that money if we consume more energy it will be useful for feature generation

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Upgrade My Windows

How does improving your home's energy efficiency help you better live out your values?

Ilanchezian S P 10/18/2018 1:59 AM

switching off unwanted light and fans, all the bulbs had changed to LED for power saving

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can be such a freeing action to take -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

Ilanchezian S P 10/17/2018 8:17 PM

Reduced more printouts, started soft copy like Email communication.

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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?

Ilanchezian S P 10/17/2018 8:06 PM

We are slowly eliminating paper cups, and has a best practice we stared using reusable cups instead of paper cups for coffee

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Learn More about Food Deserts

What are the implications of access to nutritious food for a community?

Ilanchezian S P 10/17/2018 8:03 PM

Food security, community practice, community development, food insecurity, social justice, social policy

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