Skip to main content

Modal Title

Modal Description

Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2019 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

Ecochallenge.org
2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Pooja Arya's avatar

Pooja Arya

HPI India

Pooja's points

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 186 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    10
    trees
    planted
  • UP TO
    255
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    30
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    12
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Pooja's actions

High Impact Action Track

Stay on the Ground

Transportation

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Zero-Waste Cooking

Food

I will cook 5 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Install Alternative Energy

Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Plant Trees

Nature

I will plant 10 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Waste

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
    Pooja Arya's avatar
    Pooja Arya 10/21/2019 9:31 PM
    Nature makes to positive contributions to our health, helps us recover from pre-existing stresses or problems, has an immune effect by protecting us from future stresses, and helps us to concentrate and think more clearly. 
    Read More
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    Bringing your own bags and containers to the grocery store, and even to restaurants for leftovers, are a couple of ways to reduce your waste. What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
    Pooja Arya's avatar
    Pooja Arya 10/15/2019 7:09 PM
    Purchase or make your own reusable produce bag and be sure to wash them often!.
    Read More