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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Benita Blue

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
136 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

zero-waste meal

consumed
UP TO

30

minutes

spent exercising

Benita's 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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?
Benita Blue 3/28/2019 1:35 PM
Personally, I don't eat a ton of food per day so watching what I throw away and what I don't eat will hopefully motivate me to be more mindful when making food choices. It also makes me happy to eat/cook with foods I grow myself so it puts the labor part into perspective because of the amount of time and effort it takes to grow produce.

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