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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
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October 3 - October 24, 2018

Washington County

Washington County Sustainability Program

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 22,384
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    207
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    2.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    4.0
    energy audits
    conducted
  • UP TO
    2,171
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    37
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    6.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    60
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    390
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1,036
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    67
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    144
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    15
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    2,880
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    8,720
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    1,293
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4,840
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,536
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    1,015
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    12
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    378
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    154
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    352
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    28
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    1,383
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    58
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    46
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    207
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    73
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • October 30 at 11:19 AM
    all clothes washed in cold water
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    DIANA TORRE
  • October 30 at 9:02 AM
    I love this challenge and would love to do it again throughout the year.
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    Tricia Kennedy
  • October 25 at 10:10 AM
    I had a great time and enjoyed this years eco challenge. 
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    Max Lopez
  • October 25 at 9:27 AM
    Vegan living is easy and better for my body.  It's unfortunate that I got sick early, had an infection, had to deal with transportation stress, might have dislodged a rib, and had other stressors during the 3 week challenge.  It's not how I would like to "turn vegan" in my life, so while I plan to remain 95% vegan, I will have dairy...
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    Alicks Kundart
  • October 24 at 5:50 PM
    This was fun and challenging all at the same time.
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    Dawn Wright
  • October 24 at 10:47 AM
    Well I missed most of the challenge because of complications, but I still tried and that's what matters.  I know I answered a lot of already do it when I went through the actions and that makes me feel pretty good about being an eco friendly person on a regular basis.
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    Elizabeth Love
  • October 24 at 10:46 AM
    Our Eco Challenge may end today, but we should all try to keep up our challenges year-round! :)  It was fun.  Janet
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    Janet Wells-Berg
  • October 24 at 9:43 AM
    Each morning I start the day with some meditation reading. Today was about leadership and the connection with spirituality.
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    Pete Moseler
  • October 24 at 9:37 AM
    I have heard that it takes anywhere from 18 to 35 days to make a habit.  I'm pretty proud to say that after completing this challenge, I've got a few more habits!  Getting out to walk isn't as daunting as I first imagined and I remove clutter before it becomes and issue.  Although there still needs to be improvement on the storage situation at...
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    Ann Hawkins
  • October 24 at 9:31 AM
    great program to follow through.
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    DIANA TORRE

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CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Portland General Electric Challenged Team Members: 44 Challenged Points: 7616 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: City of Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF) Challenged Team Members: 145 Challenged Points: 27997 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Port of Portland Challenged Team Members: 58 Challenged Points: 23399 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Multnomah County Challenged Team Members: 137 Challenged Points: 18954 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: Education for Sustainability Challenged Team Members: 11 Challenged Points: 1187 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: PCC Eco Panthers Challenged Team Members: 171 Challenged Points: 27938 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: OHSU Challenged Team Members: 59 Challenged Points: 8071 Winning?:  
CHALLENGER: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 83 Challenger Points: 22384 Winning?: VS. CHALLENGED: City of Portland - Civic Life Challenged Team Members: 30 Challenged Points: 7681 Winning?: