Ecochallenge.org

Earth Day Ecochallenge

April 1 - April 30, 2020

Heather Nelson

The Hartford Environmental Action Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
132 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

0.8

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

2.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

42

gallons of water

have been saved

Heather's 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

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

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Heather Nelson 4/20/2020 5:00 AM
This does not surprise me. Food is often bought without a plan on how to use it. Even with a plan, things change and food rots and is thrown out.

Composting is always a good alternative to throwing out bad food. If possible, making shopping trips smaller, and getting only what you need for a few days and combining other trips is helpful to reduce waste. During the pandemic, this is obviously not ideal, but when shopping can resume to normal, it would help.

If I had an extra $1500 a year, I would save it for a vacation.

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