Ecochallenge.org

2019 People's Ecochallenge

October 2 - October 23, 2019

Prakash Murthy

HPI India

"Watch the Walk!!!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
998 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

5.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

72

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

412

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

hour

volunteered
UP TO

30

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

810

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

465

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

765

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

362

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Prakash's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 4 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 45 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Join my Neighborhood Association

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.

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

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 5 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 15 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 1 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Organize a Course

I will organize one of Ecochallenge.org's discussion courses on food sustainability - 'Menu for the Future' or 'Hungry for Change', with my family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Prakash Murthy 10/23/2019 12:29 AM

"నేను సైతం విశ్వవృష్టికి అశ్రువొక్కటి ధారపోశాను
నేను సైతం భువనఘోషకు వెర్రిగొంతుకవిచ్చి మ్రోశాను"

The above lines are from a famous Telugu poet (Sri Sri).
That means as below:

Even I shed a teardrop for the world’s rain.
Even I lent my voice to bear the noise of the world’

I feel that I could also do something for the benefit of my world through my tiny actions.
These actions may not be big enough to claim. But as said by others "A Little Drops of water makes Ocean", I believe, if all could contribute to their level best, we can change our world & our lives. Of course, we can gift a beautiful life to our Children.

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Prakash Murthy 10/22/2019 11:49 PM

Walking(bit carefully), while drizzling is a good experience.
In fact, it is a new experience for me today. I enjoyed the chill climate in the early morning.

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Prakash Murthy 10/22/2019 7:59 AM

Good Things are on the Way....Do Not Stop Good Walking...
(whether it is Daily walking or Walking in Personal/Professional Life)

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Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 11:34 PM

As per "In Every Walk With Nature, one receives far more than he seeks...", daily walk allows us to think on our own, think alone, think big in a mob....nurture mind etc....lots of benefits in Walking...

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 5:48 AM

Switched to reusable cups/glasses instead of going towards paper cups.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Install a Toilet Tank Bank

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 4:16 AM

We insisted to utilize the Wastewater from RO for cleaning the premises in our Community.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?

Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 4:14 AM

I could teach the need for water & my son reduced wastage of water(unnecessarily). I am happy about that.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Try a New Way to Prep

Canning and pickling food is a great way to have delicious summer fruits and vegetables all year round. Just make sure to follow the canning and pickling guidelines from the USDA. What are some foods that you would like to preserve and enjoy later in the year?

Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 4:13 AM

These days, we started eating the vegetable Salads as our snacks to office(for me)/school(for my son).
Decided to follow this twice a week.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Work from Home

It takes the average worker in the United States 26 minutes to travel to work. One way to fix long commutes would be to make cities more affordable. An even simpler option: promote the use of telework. Are you in an industry that would allow you to work from home? What are some obstacles you might find yourself facing while working from home?

Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 4:04 AM

Coming to the office daily would take 2+ hours in Bangalore. On top of that, we get tired of the moment when we enter the office.
WFH is a better option whenever there are no person-person meetings.
Productivity would be more & we would be contributing to our nature as well.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

Prakash Murthy 10/21/2019 4:01 AM

In fact, apart from going thru this documentation, I could teach the value of Food to my son. He reduced the wastage of food for the past few days. I am personally Happy about that.

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