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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Marlene Charles's avatar

Marlene Charles

Walter P Moore - East Coast

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 111 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    38
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.5
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    2.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    1.1
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Marlene's actions

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 3 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
    Marlene Charles's avatar
    Marlene Charles 4/23/2020 10:37 AM
    Yes, I am surprise the average is $1,500 a year.  I thought it would be more.  I would rather go shopping or invest the extra spending money. :) 
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