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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Earth Day Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Pavan Weigel

Franklin Lightning

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 76 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Pavan's actions

Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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 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?
    Pavan Weigel's avatar
    Pavan Weigel 4/14/2020 2:43 PM
    At the moment our dishwasher isn't working, so for weeks we have hand washing our dishes, reducing the water usage. We also limit shower length to under ten minutes. 
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    • Jody Elam-Foote's avatar
      Jody Elam-Foote 4/14/2020 3:15 PM
      Handwashing dishes typically uses 2.5-5 times more water than your average dishwasher, so you may not be reducing your water usage.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Pavan Weigel 4/14/2020 2:38 PM
    Animal protein has been part of wealthier countries for a long time. In less wealthy countries it is more difficult and expensive to obtain. Countries that produce animal based food agriculture leads to deforestation.  
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