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

Penn State EcoChallenge 2017

Penn State University

The Sustainability Institute (SI) was created to lead Penn State toward the University’s sustainability mission: a comprehensive integration of sustainability into the University’s research, teaching, outreach and operations that prepares students, faculty and staff to be sustainability leaders in their professional, personal and civic lives.

Points Total

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  • 0 This Week
  • 29,767 Total

Team Impact

  • up to
    130
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    2,430
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • up to
    2
    miles
    travelled by carpool
  • up to
    74
    miles
    travelled by bike
  • up to
    33
    pounds
    waste composted
  • up to
    10
    hours
    volunteered
  • up to
    12
    people
    helped
  • up to
    20
    outdoor meals
    consumed
  • up to
    59
    conversations
    with people
  • up to
    41
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • up to
    5,176
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • up to
    15
    neighbors
    met
  • up to
    435
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • up to
    479
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • up to
    8,767
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • up to
    3,265
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • up to
    121
    miles
    travelled by foot
  • up to
    4
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • up to
    93
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • up to
    165
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • up to
    43
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • up to
    445
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    9,144
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • up to
    30
    phone calls
    made to public officials or leaders
  • up to
    105
    organic meals
    consumed
  • up to
    211
    whole food meals
    consumed

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • October 26 at 10:08 AM
    Changing small things in your daily routine can make a difference in helping the environment 
    Louise Shaffer
  • October 25 at 9:11 PM
    During challnge I cut down on water use about 15%, energy use about 10%, waste about 20%, processed foods about 10%, and appreciated nature 100%!  
    Ro Capelli
  • October 25 at 7:49 PM
    I think this challenge really helped me see just how much one person can actually make a difference 
    Genevie De Los Santos
  • October 25 at 7:48 PM
    Woah, I helped save about 240 gallons of water just by taking shorter showers!!! How crazy is that
    Genevie De Los Santos
  • October 25 at 7:47 PM
    For Christmas I’m getting my mom a pitcher that filters tap water so that she will stop buying plastic water bottles 
    Genevie De Los Santos
  • October 25 at 7:38 PM
    #WeAre #PennState #EcoReps
    Genevie De Los Santos

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