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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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October 3 - October 24, 2018

SIUnited Green Action Team

Southern Illlinois University System

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 8,110
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    50
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    102
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    7.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    909
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    52
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    24
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    29
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    170
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    65
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    15
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    1,140
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    1,995
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    2,030
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    875
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    715
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    690
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    47
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    17
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    170
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    19
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    300
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    60
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    30
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • October 24 at 1:33 PM
    I made my own water bank for my toilet tank today and installed it this morning. I look forward to seeing if it makes a difference in my water usage over time
  • October 24 at 10:03 AM
    This challenge inspired me to take a deeper dive into sustainability. I want to keep momentum going, so I tried a few apps that have a similar concept. The one I liked the most is JouleBug. So, I challenge you to keep your momentum going. Find something like JouleBug to keep you going in the EcoChallenge off-season.
  • October 24 at 7:41 AM
    This challenge has allowed me to be more mindful in the daily decisions that I make.
  • October 23 at 10:01 AM
    It's been rather exciting, trying to commit to and do some of the challenges. The great part is most of the actions can be adopted into our own daily actions rather easily. 
  • October 23 at 9:57 AM
    Incorporate more potatoes with the skin (boiled, baked, sauteed) and spinach in my melas. 
  • October 23 at 9:54 AM
    Inform and educate more people about water scarcity, especially as it becomes more of an issue and more apparent in some cities. 
  • October 23 at 9:51 AM
    I make a list of things I need to buy so I can avoid impulse buying, saving me money and reducing my likelihood to purchase items I don't need. 
  • October 22 at 10:25 AM
    I first checked in on October 22, which was 2 days before the challenge ended. I haven't done anything. I'm sorry!
  • October 17 at 12:14 PM
    One way to save money while shopping for me is to assess my priority list; my necessities vs indulgence. I shop for necessities first and usually by the time I'm done, realize I don't even want some of the indulgence items!
  • October 17 at 12:03 PM
    One of the common barriers to this is possible lack of information on what can be repurposed and where. We had a Swap Soiree to showcase this and the advantages of sharing, one of which is reducing waste to the landfill. We have another coming up soon!

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