Harry Justice

Berkeley Carroll

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
951 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

41

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

578

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

25

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

25

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

12

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

25

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

24

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Harry's actions

Forests

Use a Reusable Mug

If possible, I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Forests

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area while following CDC guidelines for social distancing.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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

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

Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

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

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 Compost Food Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

Harry Justice 4/11/2020 1:09 PM

I took this time during quarantine to really start composting. Of course I'm noticing a huge difference and looking at every piece of food that would have been tossed out. When I'm cooking I'm used to just going and going and not thinking about what I'm doing, but now I'm stopping and realizing every little thing that I would have thrown away, tops of carrots I chop off, garlic skin, lemon rinds, pepper cores, eggshells etc. It makes me feel really good to not have that all being wasted and putting it back where it can be useful. The soil in my backyard is disgusting, whoever built the building next to mine jus threw all their trash and bricks into our backyard, and if you dig just a little you can easily find trash. I was planting a new plant and dug up a full metal spoon. I hope that by putting compost back in the soil I can try and make the soil in my backyard less like a landfill and restore some good soil.

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Harry Justice 3/30/2020 3:18 PM

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the BC eco-challenge team. The challenges are pretty simple, but it's a fun way to try and stay involved for Earth Day Month and something to do during quarantine! Have fun!!!

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