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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Joe O'Shaughnessy

Starbucks

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 538 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    29
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    10
    trees
    planted

Joe's 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

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

Plant Trees

I will plant 10 native tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

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 Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
    Joe O'Shaughnessy's avatar
    Joe O'Shaughnessy 4/25/2020 7:09 AM
    I read that 83% of Americans have prematurely thrown out a food item based on the sell by date. Food past this date is perfectly healthy to eat. 
    I also didn’t know dates on food are not federally mandated (with the exception of baby food). The “rules” are up to each state and often only established by the company providing the dates. I’m going to stick to the smell test from now on. Got to stop trusting those dates as they don’t tell us anything about the safety of food. 
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    Joe O'Shaughnessy 4/18/2020 12:42 PM
    Team!  I wanted to respect our state order to stay at home. So I chose to support through a financial donation to plant 10 trees in our national forests. Our beautiful great Smoky Mountains are going to be 10 trees greener after today.
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    Joe O'Shaughnessy 4/06/2020 2:42 PM
    Meatless meals were hard this weekend. Especially when sharing food with the family. I’ll need to plan better. 
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    Joe O'Shaughnessy 4/06/2020 2:42 PM
    Meatless meals were hard this weekend. Especially when sharing food with the family. I’ll need to plan better. 
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