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Welcome to 2017 People's Ecochallenge!

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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
AJ Zvibleman's avatar

AJ Zvibleman

Interface Engineering

"Let's Go Team!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 476 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    280
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    26
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    84
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    -5.5
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    13
    whole food meals
    consumed

AJ's actions

Waste

Complete a Recycler / Composter Training

I will sign up for a Recycler / Composter program in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once per day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not working or studying.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) per day from local producers.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 7 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to -0.46 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 12
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 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 13
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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on an environmental issue that matters to me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • AJ Zvibleman's avatar
    AJ Zvibleman 10/23/2017 10:21 AM
    Last week IEI held a workshop on reducing your waste.. and the presenter left us a very nice note of encouragement, exclaiming that our Green Team is enthusiastic and seems to be doing a great job! Keep up the interest in sustainability, Team!
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  • AJ Zvibleman's avatar
    AJ Zvibleman 10/16/2017 9:08 AM
    Good Morning Interface Team -
     
    We start this week with a serious uphill battle - but I know we can catch up to HEA if everyone checks in and adds challenges to their feed!
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