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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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Lezlie Bugg

PCC EcoPanthers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 349 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    18
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    153
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    18
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    6.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Lezlie's actions

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Forage for My Food

I will use the 'Learn More' resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Zero-Waste Cooking

Food

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED -2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • 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?
    Lezlie Bugg's avatar
    Lezlie Bugg 10/08/2019 9:32 AM
    I use mesh produce bags and, regardless of store, Trader Joe's shopping bags... I also us REI bags, the wide ones.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?
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    Lezlie Bugg 10/02/2019 9:14 AM
    Showing and expressing gratitude helps change how you view the world.  It is a self-fulfilling prophecy... the more gratitude you express: the more things you notice that you are grateful for.  Showing and expressing gratitude pushes the negativity of the world away and allows positive emotional and spiritual growth.
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