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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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You'll be an 2018 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Jojo Strelka's avatar

Jojo Strelka

Daimler-DTNA Portland

"Do the best I can...."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 280 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    30
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    300
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    75
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    15
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

Jojo's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 15
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 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 5 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 15
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 15
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?