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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2020 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

Ecochallenge.org
2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
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mingyue liu

HP Shanghai 2020

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 761 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    5.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    2.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    65
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    5.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    544
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    66
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    20
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    66
    whole food meals
    consumed

mingyue's actions

Community

Sign Up to Vote

Do at Home

I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Food

Organize a Course

Do at Home

I will organize one of Ecochallenge.org's discussion courses on food sustainability, Menu for the Future or Hungry for Change, with my family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

Do at Home

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

Do at Home

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Advocate for More Food Options

Do at Home

Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work, on campus and/or in the spaces I frequent.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Meet My Local Farmers

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those around the world who produce my food in order to make better choices when I shop.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

Do at Home

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Tour a Waste Management Facility

Do at Home

I will spend at least 5 minute(s) touring (virtually or in person) a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about our local waste and waste recovery streams.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Prevent Recycling Contamination

Do at Home

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 10 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

Do at Home

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

COMPLETED 20
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 5 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

Do at Home

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 5 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

COMPLETED
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Research Local Waste Sites
    In what neighborhoods or areas of your region are landfills or other waste sites located? Which communities are most affected by these locations?
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    mingyue liu 10/27/2020 7:38 PM
    There is a landfill in the east side of my area, and the residents nearby are far away from the landfill site, so they are not affected much.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Launch a Recycling Program
    How might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems differently?
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    mingyue liu 10/27/2020 7:36 PM
    Being able to look at a problem in a new way may lead to a quicker and more convenient way to solve it and develop your brain.
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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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    mingyue liu 10/27/2020 7:35 PM
    One of the most commonly used disposable items is a coffee cup. I bought a reusable cup instead, which will last a long time.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Choose Two-Sided Printing
    Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?
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    mingyue liu 10/27/2020 7:33 PM
    Double-sided printing will save paper and be greener, and will encourage the whole company to do so.
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    mingyue liu 10/27/2020 7:31 PM
    Today is a good day.......
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Meet My Local Farmers
    When you know who produces your food, you are connecting personally to your complex regional food system. What are the advantages of knowing who produces your food and where it comes from? How can knowing their food producers enable someone to advocate for a better quality of life for those who produce their food, both near and far?
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    mingyue liu 10/26/2020 8:30 PM
    It will make me have a closer relationship with food, I will cherish my food more, cherish the food, is also a reward to the food producers
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
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    mingyue liu 10/26/2020 8:28 PM
    I'm happy to reduce waste, so I'm going to keep doing it, using more things that can be recycled, reducing waste.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Advocate for More Food Options
    What changes would help food insecure regions have access to local, seasonal foods? How can your choices contribute to these changes?
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    mingyue liu 10/26/2020 8:26 PM
    Plant more trees and pay attention to environmental protection to create a better environment for grain growth.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Foods Diet
    Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this assertion?
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    mingyue liu 10/26/2020 8:25 PM
    It is better for us to choose a healthier lifestyle than to go to the doctor when we are sick, or to pay attention to our health and keep healthy.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Buy From a Farmers Market
    What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?
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    mingyue liu 10/26/2020 8:24 PM
    Can choose apples, vegetables and other healthy food, the benefits will be a little more, eat more fruits and vegetables.
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