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October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Veronica Joyce

Penn State EcoChallenge 2017

"We all gotta work together in this!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 434 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    8.3
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    14
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Veronica's actions

Health

Healthy Sleep

I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 per day that I do this.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Veronica Joyce 10/25/2017 12:57 PM
    Eating local at a cute coffee shop with reusable,mugs and plates!havent made any trash yet today!

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    Veronica Joyce 10/25/2017 8:14 AM
    Someone recentlt got msd at my friend for composting in their home (she keeps it in the freezee until she can take ir to a place to be composted) and Tbh I think there are bugger problems in the world than there being a bag of food in your freezer

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    Veronica Joyce 10/25/2017 8:12 AM
    There is so much less food to compost when I really follow the needs v wants action!

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    Veronica Joyce 10/24/2017 9:12 AM
    Decided to sleep in some more today but still made it to class today!

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    Veronica Joyce 10/22/2017 9:59 PM
    Hope I wake up feeling more awake  

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    Veronica Joyce 10/22/2017 9:58 PM
    Added another challenge today because I meed to work on my sleep more than anything!

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    Veronica Joyce 10/20/2017 12:06 PM
    Promoting eco rep events today to help the  

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    Veronica Joyce 10/18/2017 5:24 AM
    It got cold last night but I just put on another blanket rather than turning on the heat!

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    Veronica Joyce 10/17/2017 8:31 AM
    Working on the needs v wants! But I was running late today so ill need to buy  

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    Veronica Joyce 10/15/2017 6:57 AM
    Harder to keep up with the challenge on vacation but still working on it!