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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Lexi Landry's avatar

Lexi Landry

South Louisiana Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 120 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    17
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.3
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    0.7
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Lexi's actions

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local Organizations

I will spend 2 minutes researching local organizations and businesses in my community, then support one of them by writing a testimonial or positive review, ordering curbside, making a donation to my favorite nonprofit, or supporting them in another way.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Shower Time

I will time my showers to less than 3 minutes running water time.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 8 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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

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

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
    Fresh Water Dishwasher Efficiency
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
    Lexi Landry's avatar
    Lexi Landry 4/20/2020 12:06 PM
    Limit water usage, whether at a family/home level or bigger, every little bit helps.
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  • 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?
    Lexi Landry's avatar
    Lexi Landry 4/20/2020 12:05 PM
    I would rather use this money for a vacation/ general travel!
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