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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Mariano Bartolome's avatar

Mariano Bartolome

Palisades Free Library

"To reduce my energy consumption foot print and enhance my physical health I will continue to learn and use some of the solutions embraced and proposed by the Ecochallenge, such as food preparation with plant-based diet, avoiding food waste and using muscle power for errands within 2 miles from my residence. "

Points Total

  • 0 Today
  • 0 This Week
  • 526 Total

Participant Impact

  • up to
    48
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • up to
    15
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • up to
    20
    minutes
    spent learning

Mariano's Actions

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

Completed
One-Time Action

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

Completed
One-Time Action

Feed

  • Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/24/2019 5:43 PM
    Orangetown Highway Department (OHD) facility is opened three days a week on alternate days and Saturdays. You may check OHD schedule in their calendar  (in their website). 
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  • Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/24/2019 5:35 PM
    Mulch, from Orangetown composting/recycling facility, ready to be applied!
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  • Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/24/2019 11:18 AM
    Orangetown  Highway Deparment helps up recycle gardening refuse by collecting and returning to residents compost and mulch.
    Here I send their schedule, in case you want to take advantage of this resource for composting and mulching!

    https://www.orangetown.com/wp-content/uploads/2019-Schedule-and-Regulations.pdf
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  • Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/18/2019 1:08 PM
    Hi Christine, this is the link.
    I hope you enjoy the program too!
    http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/freakonomics-radio-ep-832_radio/
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  • Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/16/2019 5:08 PM
    Over the weekend, I listened and found very informative this Freakonomics Radio program about meat and meatless meat - which I found very timely for our ecochallenge. I attach the link here - in case any other team member would like to listen to it also. 
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  • Reflection Question
    Buildings and Cities Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions
    What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
    Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/06/2019 5:41 PM
    Lawn mowing consumes 1.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually, about 1% of US motor gasoline consumption. There are states (e.g. Texas) that provide incentives for the purchase of dedicated propane mower purchases or conversions. 
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  • Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/06/2019 5:57 AM
    Thank you Anya for helping us navigate this Eco Challenge and using the website to enter our daily  contributions to the success of this program!

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  • Reflection Question
    Transport Use Muscle Power
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
    Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/04/2019 4:36 PM
    I enjoy walking while doing errands within 2 miles of my residence.
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  • Reflection Question
    Transport Explore Other Transport Solutions
    What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
    Mariano Bartolome's avatar
    Mariano Bartolome 4/03/2019 6:44 PM
    I learned about different transportation options so for urban an non-urban areas.
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