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

NewingtonUCC EcoChallenge

Church of Christ Congregational Newington

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,480
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    24
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    3.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    134
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    3.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    32
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    435
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    45
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    8.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    8.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.9
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    65
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    4.0
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    28
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    8.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

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  • October 23 at 5:33 PM
    Repair rather than throwaway and buy again, if possible.  Continue to bring clothes andother  items not needed anymore to the Church Thrift Shop.  Resist as often as possible.   
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  • October 23 at 5:29 PM
    Need to get back to meditation, yoga, and Qi-Chong 
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  • October 23 at 5:28 PM
    Trying to figure out to reduce the use of plastic wrap.   Starting to use silicon covers and beeswax wrappers as well as glass containers.
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  • October 23 at 5:25 PM
    It makes me re-examine where i invest!
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  • October 23 at 5:23 PM
    It’s better to buy high quality organic food from local markets and farmers as much as possible.  Why waste your money and health on crappy junk.
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  • October 21 at 8:10 AM
    Reusable bags are so easy
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    Barb Mead
  • October 15 at 7:59 PM
    I came across this article: The U.S. is buying more bottled water than ever. It's time (for most people) to stop. Real Talk: There Is No Excuse for You to Casually Drink Bottled Water Put down the plastic. It’s past time to stop. https://www.insidehook.com/article/advice/real-talk-there-is-no-excuse-for-you-to-casually-drink-bottled-water
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  • October 11 at 7:51 PM
    Got started today. Sorry so late
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  • October 11 at 5:13 PM
    I regularly recycle all possible trash, compost organic garbage, use reusable bags, and use a metal reusable water bottle.
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    Led Baxter
  • October 9 at 3:29 PM
    As I was learning about smart seafood choices, I came across a program that provides chefs with the training to emerge as new and powerful advocates for sustainable US seafood.  It the James  Beard Foundation's Smart Catch program.  Smart Catch is an educational sustainable seafood program created by chefs for chefs with the purpose of...
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