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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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e weissler

YES! Readers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 304 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    450
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    270
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    19
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    14
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

e's actions

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 14
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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 10 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 18
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
    Waste Compost Food Waste
    New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? Do you know how your compost will be used and the benefits it has on the environment?

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    e weissler 9/18/2018 1:26 PM
    just brings more awareness when there is the option to compost. I will need to find out how the compost will be used.  There are options both at home and work to compost.