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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
C-Jae Breiter's avatar

C-Jae Breiter

Assiniboine Park Conservancy

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 458 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    527
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    85
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    45
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    225
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • UP TO
    11
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    22
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

C-Jae's actions

Oceans

Advocate For More Packaging Options

Plastic packaging can clog our water ways and the stomachs of sea creatures. I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

People

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 10 piece(s) of litter each day while following the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Use Reusable Bags

Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals. If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Dishwasher Efficiency

I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

COMPLETED 0
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?

  • C-Jae Breiter's avatar
    C-Jae Breiter 4/09/2020 1:22 PM
    The challenge is in some ways easier but in others more difficult during this time of self-isolation. I think in general we are all living a bit more frugally and working from home for the most part so that goes hand in hand with using less fuel to get to work, better meal planning, eating out of the pantry and home made meals, etc. In other ways, there are less options to use reusables at stores do to hygiene concerns and more heating of our houses for our cold climate. How is everyone else doing through this?
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    • Kaman Choi's avatar
      Kaman Choi 4/09/2020 5:41 PM
      I'm expecting electrical bills to be a lot more because we're using computers at home for work, but appreciate being able to eat at home and not having to reheat anything. Saving on laundry too!
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