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2017 People's Ecochallenge

October 11 - October 25, 2017

Thomas McManaway

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
195 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

420

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

60

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Thomas's actions

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Thomas McManaway 10/19/2017 2:18 PM
I never realized how much water you save by taking a 5 minute shower. Before I always tried to take fast showers but sometime I would catch myself debating the worlds problems in the warmth of the shower and before I knew it, it had been 10+ minutes. When the water had been put into gallons it made me realize how much energy and water I was wasting in the shower.

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