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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Keena Burt's avatar

Keena Burt

KEEN HQ

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 250 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    102
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.0
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    102
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Keena's actions

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 4 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
    Keena Burt's avatar
    Keena Burt 10/01/2019 9:57 AM
    I am the absolute WORST when it comes to food waste at home. I have lofty ideas about preparing all of these meals and then end up going out instead or just don't feel like eating what I planned to make, and the food goes to waste. See? I'm terrible. My goal is to prep meals for 4 days a week and actually eat those meals, whether I feel like eating it that day or not. It saves so much money and reduces waste at the same time, so why not? :)
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    • Dana Bannister's avatar
      Dana Bannister 10/22/2019 9:54 AM
      If you cook veggie meals, I'll take any and all leftovers! :D How is the meal planning going?? 
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