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Drawdown Ecochallenge 2024

Hayden Cleck

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
462 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

18

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

148

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Hayden's actions

Industry

Practice the 5 Rs

Recycling

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-Waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meals with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 10 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Hayden Cleck 10/08/2024 8:48 PM
Honestly I don't know. Im new to this whole thing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Hayden Cleck 10/08/2024 8:46 PM
I regularly use straws from places I buy drinks at, I could just use the side of the cup and not even use a lid.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Hayden Cleck 10/08/2024 8:44 PM
Pretty difficult, I eat a lot because I am very physically active, so finding things free of those listed was hard

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What are some more "Rs" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Hayden Cleck 10/07/2024 10:43 AM
I could reuse some of the plastic bottles that I have to help reduce the amount of plastic in landfills and found in the ocean

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