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October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Melanie Jipping

Team Bearcats - All Campus!

"Clean air, water, and land for future generations"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 355 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    200
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    28
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Melanie's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Disable Screen Savers

I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% more energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Unwanted Mail

I will reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive (catalogs, phone books, etc.).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers for my lunches at work or school.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Buy in Bulk

I will only purchase bulk food items and avoid all single-package items.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my family, for 20 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Avoid Disposables

I will not use any disposable plates, cups, or utensils.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Melanie Jipping 10/19/2017 12:26 PM
    Making a totally organic meal is harder than I thought! Veggies, meats, grains are okay, but I tend forget about things like butter and olive oil, which I typically don't buy organic... Definitely an eye-opening challenge.

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    Melanie Jipping 10/12/2017 2:58 PM

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    Melanie Jipping 10/12/2017 12:38 PM
    Started using a small reusable cloth towel instead of paper towels in my work restrooms

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    Melanie Jipping 10/11/2017 5:05 PM
    I ate a granola bar- dang single use packaged items!