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Campus Ecochallenge 2021

April 1 - April 21, 2021

Sue Lech

CCM

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
309 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

3.0

donations

made
UP TO

80

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

230

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

99

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

124

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

9.3

pounds of paper

have been saved

Sue's actions

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 20 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Carry my Trash

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

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 6
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 Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

Sue Lech 4/13/2021 4:20 AM

This also saves time not getting all the junk mail delivered. It's liberating.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Connect with a Nonprofit

What inspires you to act toward a more sustainable community?

Sue Lech 4/13/2021 4:19 AM

I organized a food drive with our church for the local food pantry. Announcing, shopping with the monetary donations I was given, sorting and dropping off the food to the pantry

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Carry my Trash

What one thing could you do right away to reduce your waste?

Sue Lech 4/07/2021 5:43 AM

I do this every day as to not waste a plastic garbage can liner bag. I put it all in the kitchen trash and recycle my papers. Saving the planet one garbage bag at a time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health 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?

Sue Lech 4/07/2021 5:42 AM

Went to be early enough to catch 7 hours of sleep but could not fall asleep. Will try again tonight.

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Sue Lech 4/07/2021 5:42 AM

Since it started on 4/1, I've been out of the office. I've been committed to completing those things I can do at home during the first week regarding sleeping, walking and less screen time. Now that I'm back I can focus on less paper waste and 2-sided printing if I print at all.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Go For A Daily Walk Outside

Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?

Sue Lech 4/07/2021 5:40 AM

Yesterday I walked for over a mile about 20 minutes. It was great to get out into the sun and get moving.

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