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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Allison McIntyre

Hauppauge Eco Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
116 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Allison's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 5
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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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?
Allison McIntyre 4/09/2019 6:56 PM
Bought a few stainless steel/aluminum water bottles today! On track to stop using plastic water bottles all together.

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- Dakota Vincent 4/11/2019 6:53 AM
  Awesome! I drive my family nuts with the amount of water bottles I own but I really don't care haha I know I'm not using plastic AND it helps me keep track of how much water I am drinking every day.
  
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