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Welcome to 2017 People's Ecochallenge!

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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
Michelle Week's avatar

Michelle Week

REI

"My goal is to always continue improving and being mindful of my impacts, be they physical, emotional, theoretical, whatever. And have fun, duh. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 271 TOTAL

Michelle's actions

Waste

Avoid Disposables

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY 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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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    Michelle Week 9/15/2017 8:40 AM
    I've been off and on with using my reusable Sammy baggies as morning pastry bags in an attempt to reduce the need for single use paper pastry bags found in all coffee shops. For the challenge I am buckling down on this new lifestyle addition. Image: me on my bus commute to the  Tualatin REI store with my REI coffee mug and pastry bags with fav lemon seasame cake pastry. 
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