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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!

Ecochallenge.org
Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Jake Williams

OSU Sustainable Communities (SP20)

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 102 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.2
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    1.0
    pound
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    2.5
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Jake's 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

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 1 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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?
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    Jake Williams 4/29/2020 2:07 PM
    Water barrels, water efficient appliances and growing our own produce. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    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?
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    Jake Williams 4/29/2020 2:07 PM
    This doesn't surprise me at all. Americans are traditionally over consumptive and mindless. I would rather use my money anywhere rather than waste it. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Compost Food Waste
    New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?
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    Jake Williams 4/29/2020 2:06 PM
    To enrich the soil in order to grow increasingly rich and healthy produce. 

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