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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Salvador Turkie's avatar

Salvador Turkie

West Campus Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 51 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Salvador's actions

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 6 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

Do at Home

I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

Do at Home

I will keep 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

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 6 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 10 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Do at Home

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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