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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an EcoChallenge expert in no time!

Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Jan Neuman's avatar

Jan Neuman

Tonkon Torp LLP

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 155 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    140
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Jan's actions

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Disable Screen Savers

I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% % more energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Avoid Disposables

I will not use any disposable plates, cups, or cutlery.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 11
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?

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    Jan Neuman 10/28/2016 3:51 PM
    I can see that my downfall is not bringing my lunch--so I totally blew it on trying not to use disposables......
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    Jan Neuman 10/17/2016 10:57 AM

    When I was choosing my "actions,"  the site told me I shouldn't be too ambitious and choose too many, but now I don't feel challenged enough!  (Though I do need to figure out how to disable my screen server because I haven't done that yet, and I also bobbled over the weekend and used a disposable coffee cup.)  I'm assuming I can add more............
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