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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Adam Weis

DOWA - IBI GROUP

"To have a mission statement"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 490 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    25
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    189
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2,184
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    13
    neighbors
    met
  • UP TO
    35
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    12
    pounds
    waste composted

Adam's actions

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

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

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Meet My Neighbors

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with 25 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

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 168 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Meet My Neighbors
    In what ways can you create more real, face-to-face interactions with friends — or strangers — each week?

    Adam Weis's avatar
    Adam Weis 10/16/2018 4:37 PM
    I can ask how neighbors are doing when we pass on the street.