Eike Behrens

PAE Engineers

"“People 'over-produce' pollution because they are not paying for the costs of dealing with it.” ― Ha-Joon Chang"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
618 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

70

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

tree

planted
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

5.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Eike's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
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?

Eike Behrens 4/08/2019 9:04 PM
My current diet seems to have a rather negative impact on deforestation and I need to be more aware of what's inside of some of the everyday products I use. For example making sure to avoid products that are made out of palm oil.

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- Charles White 4/09/2019 9:20 AM
  Eike,
  
  I learned about this last year! It's so hard because palm oil and its derivatives are in practically EVERYTHING. Almost any processed food that needs some kind of preservation likely has palm oil in it. I have found that taking the time to prepare my own food from raw ingredients gives me more control over my impact.
  
  Now, coffee on the other hand? That's the tough one for me.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Eike Behrens 4/04/2019 9:22 PM
Understanding these dates helps me to avoid wasting food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Eike Behrens 4/03/2019 8:22 PM
I regularly used coffee/tea cups and just recently purchased a tumbler that I use instead when going to a coffeeshop.

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