Ecochallenge.org

2019 People's Ecochallenge

October 2 - October 23, 2019

Carmen L

Delran Middle School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
371 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

38

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Carmen's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?
Carmen L 10/09/2019 4:20 PM
I sometimes forget my reusable bottle. One way to make it a habit is to put it in my bag right after it is washed.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?
Carmen L 10/09/2019 4:16 PM
I can encourage other staff members to use double sided papers. My student have also said that as part of their reduce waste campaign in school they could make sure they talk to family and friends about using both sides of a paper for printing and in their notebooks and posting facts about how much paper can be saved by double side printing.

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