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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Julia Guagliardo's avatar

Julia Guagliardo

Parks and Rec

"I hope to help the earth!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 211 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    40
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    420
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Julia's 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Healthy Sleep

Do at Home

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 180 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

Do at Home

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn It Off

Do at Home

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 2
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?

  • 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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    Julia Guagliardo 10/26/2020 8:06 AM
    I regularly use coffee cups or plastic bags. In an attempt to cut down on single use items, I began using reusable mugs and if I do not bring my own, paper bags. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Healthy Sleep
    Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?
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    Julia Guagliardo 10/25/2020 9:12 PM
    Prioritizing sleep over all other activities improves my daily sleep patterns

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water 5-Minute Showers
    Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
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    Julia Guagliardo 10/23/2020 10:58 AM
    In New York, much of the local waterways are severely impacted by pollution from factories that are located on riversides. Signing petitions to adjust how companies dump waste will improve water quality
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Turn It Off
    How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?
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    Julia Guagliardo 10/22/2020 5:03 PM
    In St. Louis, energy is generated through a mixture of coal, hydroelectric power, natural gas, nuclear and renewable resources. Due to how Urban of a city St. Louis is, this can take a significant toll on the animal population and even the human population. 
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