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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

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You'll be an EcoChallenge expert in no time!

Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Nikos Brown's avatar

Nikos Brown

UW La Crosse

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 20 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    28
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Nikos's actions

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate for more Food Options

I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work or on campus.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

  • Nikos Brown's avatar
    Nikos Brown 10/31/2016 11:30 PM
    For my EcoChallenge I chose to help the environment by using at least 1 reusable bottle of water per day. It wasn't a challenge for me to pertain to this goal for me because I usually am drinking water out of a reusable bottle. Building off this goal I also tried to reuse the bottle for a few days before buying a completely different bottle. I also saved more than 28 gallons of water by taking shorter showers then I am used to taking. This challenge seemed to be a little more difficult to me fortunately I was able to still have an impact on the environment.
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