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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Ravi T's avatar

Ravi T

HPI India

Ravi's points

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 714 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    26
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    40
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    26
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    26
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    255
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    13
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    1,537
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Ravi's actions

High Impact Action Track

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

Community

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 2 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Car Share

I will sign up for a car-sharing service, or organize car sharing with my neighbors, to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Waste

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 2 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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

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

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 75 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    How might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems differently?
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    Ravi T 10/21/2019 12:13 AM
    Sharing bikes and cars with each other will enable us to be able to meet our sustainable goals better. It will also reduce the traffic and CO2 emmissions. Need to come up with scheduling app sor something similar
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    A round-trip flight from New York City to Los Angeles emits just over 1.5 tons of CO2—per person. That’s a lot of carbon! What can you do to reduce the number of flights you take per year?
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    Ravi T 10/17/2019 2:21 AM
    try and have as much as possible to have virtual meetings
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    Take a moment to think of places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
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    Ravi T 10/17/2019 2:21 AM
    Yes of course, I try as much as possible to share my car with others even if it is for shorter distance
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    What makes you feel connected to your neighborhood, your neighbors, or another kind of community in your life?
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    Ravi T 10/17/2019 2:20 AM
    the same thought sharing and action provoking issues common to protect the environment
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    Bringing your own bags and containers to the grocery store, and even to restaurants for leftovers, are a couple of ways to reduce your waste. What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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    Ravi T 10/17/2019 2:20 AM
    Reusable products like steel straws, cetrmaics cups, jute bag etc which can be used over and over again and which is also easy to recylce
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    To what extent do you believe that environmental factors contribute to your own health or issues with health?
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    Ravi T 10/17/2019 2:18 AM
    To a great extent. the air we breathe, the water that we use are all based on the environmental factors and if environment is going down, so is the clean air and water for everyone
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
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    Ravi T 10/15/2019 2:42 AM
    Always have a bag or two placed in yoour car or bike
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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?
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    Ravi T 10/15/2019 2:41 AM
    We have a vertical garden and that is where the compost will be uised
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    Why is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?
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    Ravi T 10/15/2019 2:41 AM
    Many a times, we just buy something because our friends have bought it though it may not be of much use for use. BY restricting these kind of wishful expenses, we can bring a change in the way we consume things
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    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?
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    Ravi T 10/14/2019 1:45 AM
    poor ISP support and frequent electricity issues
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