Ecochallenge.org

2019 People's Ecochallenge

October 2 - October 23, 2019

Ejovi Ovhori

POWERful People

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
438 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

42

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

352

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

221

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

4.4

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

98

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

352

miles

not traveled by car

Ejovi's actions

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 22 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 5.57 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

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?
Ejovi Ovhori 10/22/2019 5:45 AM
Families wasting $1,500/year on average is not entirely surprising when you realize a lot of families get groceries in bulk. It's difficult to estimate how much you're going to eat over a long period of time and in most cases a lot of the food goes to waste/expires. I think meal prepping with more frequent grocery shopping is a more efficient approach. By placing an emphasis on only buying what you need, you save on the amount of food that goes to waste which translates to cost savings.

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