EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Abigail Grillo

Team Comsewogue

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
77 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Abigail's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 2
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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?
Abigail Grillo 4/04/2019 8:18 AM
You are also eating less which is saving food, and it is healthier to eat smaller portions.

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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?
Abigail Grillo 4/04/2019 8:15 AM
instead of using plastic straws in my seltzer everday, I can start using a metal reusable straw. When I go to the grocery store I make sure to bring my own non plastic bags so that I dont use the plastic ones at the store.

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