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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Leslie Rock's avatar

Leslie Rock

LiveGreen/UNMC/Nebraska Medicine

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 381 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    14
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1,264
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    1,264
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    61
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    6.5
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    41
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    323
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Leslie's actions

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 2 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Fresh Water
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
    Leslie Rock's avatar
    Leslie Rock 4/10/2020 5:10 AM
    I will not do this challenge as I live in an old house and if dishes are rinsed before going in this can clog the pipes and lead to costly repairs.  
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    • Melanie Stewart's avatar
      Melanie Stewart 4/10/2020 12:56 PM
      That's a great point!  Clogging pipes is a risk to all pipes I think?!?  Beyond water-- I was also reading that cleaning dishes before going in the dishwasher can ultimately damage dishes, especially glass.  The detergent is made to scrub and if there's nothing to scrub it starts to etch into the dishes.
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