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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
Rachel Toombs's avatar

Rachel Toombs

WSP USA

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 179 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    4.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Rachel's actions

Community

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 1 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

Litter reduction challenge

My challenge is to organize a litter pick up day at a local park during the ecochallenge

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DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 4 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 Reduce Single-Use Disposables
    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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    Rachel Toombs 10/07/2019 1:23 PM
    Single use items I use are plastic cutlery, straws & plastic bags. I have reduced straws & cutlery use by bring my own reusable bamboo utensils to work & by using a metal straw. I can reuse & recycle plastic bags I already have and take my own bag to the store to keep from collecting more plastic bags.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Learn More about Food Deserts
    What are the implications of access to nutritious food for a community?
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    Rachel Toombs 10/07/2019 1:20 PM
    The implications of healthy food access for a community are better health; lowered risk of heart disease & diabetes. Staying healthy automatically lowers your carbon footprint. Other implications include cultural preservation and overall elevated well being of the community.
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    Rachel Toombs 10/04/2019 1:31 PM
    My challenge is off to a slow start. I am working to check the dashboard daily moving forward. Excited to be in 4th place. Go WSP USA!

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    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?
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    Rachel Toombs 10/04/2019 1:28 PM
    Perhaps those in richer countries eat more meat because they have more discretionary income to purchase expensive proteins. Eating more meat affects our planet by adding to emissions and deforestation crisis. It takes more water to produce & process meat than other food items. The cost benefit analysis of meat production and consumption puts short term goals & comfort before long tern sustainability.
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    Rachel Toombs 10/01/2019 7:49 AM
    Getting ready for the Eco Challenge today! Updating my dashboard and checking in with coworkers.
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