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Welcome to 2017 People's Ecochallenge!

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Ecochallenge.org
2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017

Collective Impact

Small actions add up to big impact — this is what happens when thousands of actions are taken together.

Have you joined the challenge yet? Be part of the collective impact.

  • 206,722
    actions COMPLETED
  • 12,167
    participants
  • 639
    teams
  • 83
    countries
  • 54
    states and territories
  • UP TO
    2,084
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    8,970
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    347,940
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1,400
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    416
    letters or emails
    sent to public officials or leaders
  • UP TO
    2,016
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    2,005
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    17,394
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7,676
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    23,311
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    9,262
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    3,732
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    271,959
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    449,551
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    266,391
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    144,303
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    328
    neighbors
    met
  • UP TO
    5,378
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1,066
    outdoor meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1,249
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    91
    phone calls
    made to public officials or leaders
  • UP TO
    20,147
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1,371
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    130,674
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    332
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    9,384
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    7,336
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    4,133
    zero-waste meals
    consumed