Northwest Earth Institute

2017 EcoChallenge

October 11 - October 25, 2017

Jordan Cox

UW-L ENV 201 Braun

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
215 Total

Participant Impact

up to

336

gallons of water

have been saved

Challenges

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 12 OF 15
DAILY CHALLENGE

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 12 OF 15
DAILY CHALLENGE

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

COMPLETED 12 OF 15
DAILY CHALLENGE

Feed

Jordan Cox 10/16/2017 9:26 AM

I have designated a notebook for my financials and have been logging payments, withdrawals, and deposits for each day. I also have been taking short showers. A couple of times I have left the water on while brushing my teeth, but then I remember this challenge and turn it off as soon as I remember. It only stays on for a couple seconds so I'm still saving a lot of water.

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Jordan Cox 10/11/2017 8:29 AM

This morning I took a shower that was less than 5 minutes long. It was short mostly because I was late for class but I also had this challenge in mind. Last night I went to a movie and wrote down the expenses which was for the second of my three challenges. For my third, I wet my toothbrush and didn't turn it back on until I was completely done brushing.

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- Melisa Crosby 10/11/2017 8:34 AM
  
  I use a little 5-minute stick on timer I got from the Portland Water Bureau. Really helps keep me moving along rather than spacing out and wasting water first thing in the morning!
  
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Jordan Cox 10/10/2017 3:42 PM

I looked through all the challenges and was very happy with the variety and creativity of the challenges. I selected 3 that I thought I could commit do while still making a positive impact. I also selected several that I am already doing.

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