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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Rex Ordillas's avatar

Rex Ordillas

Lam Research Global

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 497 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted
  • UP TO
    25
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    11
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    14
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    20
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    6.6
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    42
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    106
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    332
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Rex's actions

Climate

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 15 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Advocate For More Food Options

Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for local and/or organic food options in my state and/or community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 5 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

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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?