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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
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October 11 - October 25, 2017

Metro

Metro

Points Total

  • 0 Today
  • 0 This Week
  • 13,596
    Total

Team Impact

  • up to
    26
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • up to
    184
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • up to
    46
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • up to
    8.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • up to
    61
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • up to
    507
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • up to
    15
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • up to
    299
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • up to
    12
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • up to
    4,530
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • up to
    49
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    2.7
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • up to
    46
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    26
    pounds
    waste composted
  • up to
    2,761
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • up to
    5,325
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • up to
    4,598
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • up to
    114
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • up to
    25
    hours
    volunteered
  • up to
    1.0
    neighbors
    met
  • up to
    45
    people
    helped
  • up to
    1,663
    minutes
    spent outdoors

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  • October 26 at 4:50 PM
    I participated but I didn't record all my points as I thought I could do them at the end.
    Lisa Heigh 's avatar
    Lisa Heigh
  • October 25 at 10:15 PM
    It was great taking the challenge with you all!
    Jamie Repasky's avatar
    Jamie Repasky
  • October 25 at 3:57 PM
    It's not the end of the day yet, so I feel a bit weird recording that I didn't buy anything today, but my plan when I leave here is to go right home and do house work. My breakfast was a local ingredient scramble. I cut down my screen time by reading a book over lunch and I intend to do more of the same when I get home. I think that, with...
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    Patrick Morgan
  • October 25 at 2:50 PM
    gratitude:  (1) beautiful sunrises (2) co-workers who care enough about the environment to have Metro be part of Eco Challenge (3) living in the USA
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    chevy pham
  • October 25 at 2:40 PM
    As the challenge wraps up today, I must say it has been pretty tough to avoid refined sugar! But I definitely feel better for it and hope that I can keep it up. My second challenge was one that I created. It was to stop purchasing products sold in plastic clam shells. I used to recycle those at New Seasons, but that option came to an end on...
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    Amy Hendrix
  • October 25 at 2:01 PM
    The biggest struggles; eating without electronic distractions and getting 20 more minutes of sleep.
    Tracy Kester-Evans's avatar
    Tracy Kester-Evans

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Challenger Members Points Challenged Members Points  
Challenger: Port of Portland Challenger Team Members: 112 Challenger Points: 28478 Winning?: VS. Challenged: Metro Challenged Team Members: 93 Challenged Points: 13596 Winning?:  
Challenger: Washington County Challenger Team Members: 82 Challenger Points: 14370 Winning?: VS. Challenged: Metro Challenged Team Members: 93 Challenged Points: 13596 Winning?: