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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Cassandra Holbrook's avatar

Cassandra Holbrook

Walter P Moore - East Coast

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 287 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    8.0
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    10
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    0.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    0.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    0.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    0.0
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.0
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    88
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Cassandra's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Improve a Bus Stop

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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  • Cassandra Holbrook's avatar
    Cassandra Holbrook 10/16/2019 10:32 AM
    Reuseable mug, glass, plate, bowl,  and I even keep a reusable napking in my bag.  Target has 4 for $10. 
      https://www.target.com/p/4pk-cloth-napkin-black-orange-hearth-hand-153-with-magnolia/-/A-54490505
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
    Cassandra Holbrook's avatar
    Cassandra Holbrook 10/02/2019 2:16 PM
    Meat is very expensive in poorer countries, especially red meats.  It takes quite some time for a cow or pig to mature.  Here in the U.S., we tend to eat more of the prime parts only, and there has historically been a lot of waste.  In poorer countries, they eat much more of the 'whole animal' which fortunately has started to become a trend here, which will hopefully last.  Red meat is a rich source of protein and iron, but even meat eaters can eat much less of it, and more parts of an animal, full appreciating it and reducing waste in doing so.  Here's to oxtail & pig jowl!
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