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Campus Ecochallenge

Lauren Federico

BUS4075 PLNU FA21

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,431 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

34

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

382

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

15

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

32

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

28

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

7.6

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

18

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Lauren's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Talk To My Friends and Classmates

I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 2 friends and/or classmates each day about the issue.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Mindfulness Practice

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 14
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 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 21
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
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?

Lauren Federico 9/21/2021 7:57 PM

Most of the time I will use a reusable mug at home. However, Sometimes I will go to a coffee shop and get a single-use coffee cup. I honestly prefer the coffee I drink at home more and its more sustainable and cheaper so I should just stick with coffee at home.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Lauren Federico 9/20/2021 2:12 PM

I am sadly not surprised. It is much easier than you think to waste food. I rather save this extra money than waste it on uneaten food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

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?

Lauren Federico 9/20/2021 9:00 AM

Sometimes I will forget to bring my reusable water bottle somewhere and end up buying bottled water. I can put a reminder on my phone for me to not forget to bring my reusable water bottle.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Lauren Federico 9/11/2021 12:18 PM

I always forget to bring a reusable bag to the grocery store and end up using a lot of plastic bags.

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