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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Jennifer Somerville's avatar

Jennifer Somerville

Portland General Electric

"Doing my best to save the earth! "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 549 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    170
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    170
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    11
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    32
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    92
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Jennifer 's actions

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 5 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 0
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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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