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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Jon Skvir

Delran Middle School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,710 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    0.0
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    440
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    0.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    19
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Jon's actions

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 120 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED -13
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?

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    Jon Skvir 10/23/2019 5:17 AM
    Team DMS, I hope you have enjoyed this year's EcoChallenge and I hope that some of the changes you made to your lifestyle become life long habits that help support our planet!  Thank Northwest Earth Institute for making the EcoChallenge possible!
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    Jon Skvir 10/01/2019 3:58 PM
    I'm excited to start the EcoChallenge tomorrow, but I'm not looking forward to getting hit by the cold water as I jump right into my 5 minute or less shower.
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    Jon Skvir 9/20/2019 11:26 AM
    It's awesome to see the excitement and interest in many of the 8th grade DMS students today as they sign up and discuss possible ecochallenges for them to undertake. I'm looking forward to another Ecochallenge, thank you NORTHWEST EARTH INSTITUTE!

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