2019 People's Ecochallenge

Ecochallenge.org

October 2 - October 23, 2019

Vikas's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
176 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

2.0

pounds

waste composted

Vikas's actions

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 15 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Support Resilient Powergrids

A community can be brought to its knees without dependable power, often affecting the most vulnerable. I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for a more resilient power grid (e.g. microgrids, solar+storage).

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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 QUESTION
Waste

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
Vikas N 10/23/2019 8:01 PM

Reusing all the basic needs

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for that vision to become reality?
Vikas N 10/23/2019 7:58 PM

At a movement very disturbed, will try to minimize and have an alternative solution.

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Vikas N 10/21/2019 7:19 PM

We need to educate on the Rainwater Harvesting this will avoid underwater scarcity.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?
Vikas N 10/21/2019 7:14 PM

even am education our neighbors and colleges not to waste the food.

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