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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Nancy Gallagher's avatar

Nancy Gallagher

The Florida Aquarium

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 266 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    140
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    140
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    whole food meals
    consumed

Nancy's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 45-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Do at Home

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

Do at Home

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Do at Home

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 2 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 3
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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    Nancy Gallagher 10/16/2020 8:24 AM
    We are traveling (by car) thisweekend  and have reusable water bottles and cloth bags with us. Feel like this is becoming so much easier!
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    Nancy Gallagher 10/12/2020 9:44 AM
    I love being part of the ecochallenge.
    I think this will help widen my knowledge of how there’s more to being “eco friendly” than just one thing.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?
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    Nancy Gallagher 9/08/2020 11:55 AM
    I no longer use disposable cups at work. I am gradually “weaning” off ziplock bags. I only used 1 all last week! Feels good!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Go for a Daily Walk
    How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
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    Nancy Gallagher 9/08/2020 11:54 AM
    I’ve been noticing the home improvement projects my neighbors are doing.
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