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Campus Ecochallenge 2022
April 1 - April 21, 2022
Casey Leonick's avatar

Casey Leonick

Carlisle Construction Materials

"Small sustainable ripples become waves when we work together!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 508 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    150
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1.8
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    42
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    neighbor
    met
  • UP TO
    21
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    2.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    0.8
    pounds
    food waste prevented

Casey's actions

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 45 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host A Watch Party

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will travel by bike 3 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Prevent Recycling Contamination

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 25 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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

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

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 3
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
    Simplicity De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room
    How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more unnecessary things in the future?
    Casey Leonick's avatar
    Casey Leonick 4/08/2022 5:20 AM
    Just before I started at CCM, my family was moving from my childhood home at the same time I was moving out. There was a LOT to go through, and a lot of dusty things I'd forgotten I had. Things I bought thinking I'd use them went untouched for years. My donation pile was massive. This, combined with moving into a much smaller space (with fewer places to hide my things out of sight) has helped me become more cognizant of what is a need versus a want, and what deserves to take up space. Also, less stuff = less cleaning!
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