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Northwest Earth Institute
2017 EcoChallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
October 11 - October 25, 2017

Portland State University Student Sustainability Center

Portland State University

Points Total

  • 0 Today
  • 0 This Week
  • 2,500 Total

Team Impact

  • up to
    210
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • up to
    3
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    595
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • up to
    7
    people
    helped
  • up to
    16
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • up to
    215
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • up to
    16
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    210
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • up to
    16
    miles
    travelled by bike
  • up to
    33
    miles
    travelled by foot
  • up to
    596
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • up to
    39
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • up to
    12
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • up to
    440
    miles
    travelled by bus

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • October 24 at 5:16 PM
    I got busy and didn't eat my salad. Then I forgot about my snack, which was perishable. Better luck next time!
    Heather Spalding
  • October 19 at 11:24 AM
    My EcoChallenge is focusing on food waste. I got really busy yesterday and didn't eat my two hard boiled eggs :(. Shame...shame...shame ;). Shame.gif 891.29 KB But I ate my breakfast today! 
    Heather Spalding
  • October 19 at 7:54 AM
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    Elin Berglund
  • October 18 at 10:28 AM
    Focusing on food waste again today - trying to be mindful about not making too much food for lunch so that I will eat all of the food I bring with me to work :)
    Heather Spalding
  • October 17 at 12:33 PM
    I have been making vegetable broth from leftover scraps when I cook, and it has been awesome! I just keep a gallon ziploc bag in the freezer, and when I am making food, I throw the extras in. Examples: ends of onions and squash, kale stems, and garlic peelings. I try to make the broth in the crockpot (just add water and salt) on Saturday night,...
    Heather Spalding
  • October 13 at 2:01 PM
    I love public transportation in Oregon! I is better for the environment and I can read while on the commute to campus!
    Tina Garner

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