MEGAN SHOEMAKER is participating in the 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

"just trying to help the enviroment :)"

MEGAN's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
161 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

50

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

12

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

50

minutes

spent exercising

MEGAN's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

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?
MEGAN SHOEMAKER 10/07/2019 10:48 AM

Maybe using a water filter or something like that so tap water doesnt taste so gross and tap watery will make people more open to drinking it

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
MEGAN SHOEMAKER 10/07/2019 10:45 AM

Maybe because meat costs more that richer countries consume more of it.

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