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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2019 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Ami Sanchez

KCIA Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 214 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    153
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    6.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    6.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    18
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Ami'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 -1
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 -1
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Zero-Waste Cooking

Food

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track Zero-Waste Cooking
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
    Ami Sanchez's avatar
    Ami Sanchez 10/07/2019 3:03 PM
    you can cook vegetables in different ways by deep fry or eat a potato which is good or put butter on it and have a good dinner 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Compost Food 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?
    Ami Sanchez's avatar
    Ami Sanchez 10/07/2019 3:00 PM
    we put lots of stuff in are trash but all of the are light  
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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?
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    Ami Sanchez 10/07/2019 2:58 PM
    the problems you face are not having money to buy one or people don't want to carry it around everywhere  
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