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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Giulia Leite's avatar

Giulia Leite

Team SouthCoast

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 341 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    80
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    34
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Giulia's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 17
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 13
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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

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
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
    Giulia Leite's avatar
    Giulia Leite 4/24/2019 8:23 AM
    I do not tend to use many single use items. I have completely transitioned from plastic straws to the metal one that you can wash. I no longer use vegetable bags, I just  use my cloth bag to put all of my groceries in. I also have a reusable water bottle that I constantly use. I have attempted to remove as much plastic waste that I possibly can.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?
    Giulia Leite's avatar
    Giulia Leite 4/06/2019 7:34 AM
    I believe that Americans eat more meat because eating meat started a long time ago and we have just continued on. It is also a very filling food and one of the best ways that you can get your protein intake.
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    • Rachel Gath's avatar
      Rachel Gath 4/06/2019 8:06 AM
      It's definitely interesting to look at how much beef the U.S. consumes compared to the rest of the world.
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