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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Kate Lasseter's avatar

Kate Lasseter

TIG Environmental - Bedminster

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 543 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    23
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    19
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    25
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    334
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    18
    lightbulbs
    replaced

Kate's actions

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

Do at Home

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 20 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

Do at Home

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

Do at Home

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

Do at Home

I will replace 18 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

Do at Home

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Do at Home

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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