Skip to main content
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Jordan Gates's avatar

Jordan Gates

WSP USA

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 255 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    44
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    2.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    12
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7.2
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    18
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    50
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Jordan's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 2 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 22 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 24.99 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 15 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 6
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 1
DAILY 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
    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?

    Jordan Gates's avatar
    Jordan Gates 4/24/2019 4:09 PM
    Implementing the "R" is made easy at work and at home with separate recycle bins next to the trash bins. Repair and repurposing elements in my life are ways I continue to improve instead of buying new.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?

    Jordan Gates's avatar
    Jordan Gates 4/24/2019 4:06 PM
    Human-powered transportation is a great form of exercise as well as cutting back on gas!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next for you?

    Jordan Gates's avatar
    Jordan Gates 4/24/2019 4:06 PM
    Making sure to turn the light off before exiting a room.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    How do you address your own feelings of concern, fear or despair about climate change?

    Jordan Gates's avatar
    Jordan Gates 4/24/2019 4:05 PM
    Just staying positive and doing what I can to better our world.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?

    Jordan Gates's avatar
    Jordan Gates 4/24/2019 4:03 PM
    Farmer's markets are all around, supporting local farmers is easy and benefits the community!