EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Emma DelGandio

Team Comsewogue

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
623 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

40

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

24

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

donations

made

Emma's actions

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Make School More Affordable

#6 Educating Girls

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

#48 In-Stream Hydro, #76 Micro Wind, #78 Microgrids

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Donate

#21 Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 4
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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 7.69 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Fund Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

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
Action Track: Social Justice

Why is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?
Emma DelGandio 4/08/2019 9:25 AM
It is important that every gender has the same education to help them do better in life.

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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?
Emma DelGandio 4/08/2019 8:59 AM
I use plastic straws in almost all of my drinks. I could replace them with paper straws or reusable straws or I could just not use any straws.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
Emma DelGandio 4/05/2019 9:28 AM
My sister did it for me for the trip when we go to Texas. In the future when we go on vacation I will ask to drive or take a train.

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- Regine Drosos 4/05/2019 5:42 PM
  My Aunt use to take a train when she would travel, and she would pay an extra fee to put her car on so that she didn't have to rent a car where ever she would go. Something to consider.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

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?
Emma DelGandio 4/05/2019 9:27 AM
I like using the "R's" because it helps the environment. Recycling helps keep animals safe and it also saves things to reuse for other people that might not be able to afford drinks or other plastic things.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?
Emma DelGandio 4/05/2019 9:24 AM
Eating smaller portions could also help the environment because they take up less room in the garbage so other things fit and you would use less plates and then you wouldn't have to buy new plates all the time.

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Emma DelGandio 4/04/2019 9:26 AM
I am excited to be doing this challenge because I think if enough people do it it really could help the economy!

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