EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Samantha Chalet

Seton Hall University

"To help better the environment one small action at a time"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
675 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

96

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

96

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

360

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

37

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

tree

planted
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Samantha's actions

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Advocate For Greener Vehicles

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 12
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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 6 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.31 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Choose Recycled Paper

Good job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?

Samantha Chalet 4/24/2019 9:20 AM

There are other material items that consumers can purchase aside from recycled paper. For example, we use cups made from recycled goods. This reduces the carbon footprint of utilizing plastic cups from big industries.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Go Paperless

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?

Samantha Chalet 4/24/2019 9:10 AM

Material goods have been an 'essential' part of life now a days; however, it should be noted that we as humans need to digress from that stigma. They are not necessities. I think we need to prioritize putting down the material things and spend more time outside. We need to be in the presence of each other with each other.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Advocate For Greener Vehicles

How does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?

Samantha Chalet 4/24/2019 6:34 AM

I think the one thing that has really become a detrimental factor to the earth is cars that are not environmentally friendly. I have an environmentally friendly car and I always advocate for people to do the same. It also benefits the driver as it saves gas money for them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Plant Trees

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

Samantha Chalet 4/24/2019 6:30 AM

Trees are important for human well being as it brings a sense of serenity to us, aside from the typical oxygen it helps provide. Planting trees can be seen as a therapeutic practice as well. It does a service for us and the earth.

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Samantha Chalet 4/23/2019 6:54 AM

Great! I've saved 90 miles not traveled by car so far

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Samantha Chalet 4/11/2019 6:24 AM

So far, I have been more active this week for the eco challenge. The goal is to continue to be active and conscious of eco friendly actions. I will look through more categories and find different actions to participate in

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Recycle Everything I Can

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Samantha Chalet 4/10/2019 7:56 AM

The first step could be to get a bigger Recycling bin. I already have one at my house but when it gets filled quickly my siblings start throwing things in the garbage. I think that if we purchase a larger one there's more room to recycle and no need to throw things out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Samantha Chalet 4/09/2019 6:32 AM

I usually carpool to the grocery store with my brother. We wait for each other to come home from work and then leave together instead of meeting each other there with 2 cars

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Samantha Chalet 4/09/2019 6:30 AM

Nature and the trees and birds around me. It would be more enjoyable if I brought others with me to enjoy the walks and also get them to inspire others

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Samantha Chalet 4/04/2019 6:30 AM

So far I have 113 points by the end of this week i would like to have over 150

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