Rich McConaghy

"Save the World a Little Each Day - credited to OCRRA - also suggest that those in the Public Works field check out the Center for Sustainability's toolkit --- http://sustainabilitytoolkit.apwa.net/ "

POINTS TOTAL

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0 THIS WEEK
151 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

550

minutes

spent outdoors

Rich's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 50-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of plants and trees at my home or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Create Your Own Action

Commit to buying and eating ugly fruit and vegetables

Retailers often reject or cull out perfectly good just based on the look - see details here: http://www.endfoodwaste.org/ugly-fruit---veg.html When shopping at the store or farmer's market - I will deliberately buy some of the "ugly" ones

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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Rich McConaghy 10/19/2016 9:57 AM

Today I created my "custom Challenge" and Offer this to others who might be interested - COMMIT TO PURCHASE UGLY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES --- Retailers often reject or cull out perfectly good items just based on their less than perfect looks - see details here: http://www.endfoodwaste.org/ugly-fruit---veg.html When shopping at the store or farmer's market - I will deliberately buy some of the "ugly"

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Rich McConaghy 10/14/2016 10:01 AM

On Sunday, just ahead of this weeks heavy rains, I added a fair amount of compost soil amendment to the base of my dawn redwood and also bark mulch to help reduce erosion - just in time:)

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