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Campus Ecochallenge

Leo Blassdoerfer

HPU sharks

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
889 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

200

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

515

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

515

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

-19.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

3,140

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

41

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

27

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

280

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

4,625

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

2,155

minutes

spent outdoors

Leo's actions

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 20 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 3 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 33
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 5 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 20 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 20 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 32
DAILY ACTIONS

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 27
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?

Leo Blassdoerfer 10/20/2023 1:44 AM

It‘s going great. I am starting to have a set routine rather than trying to accomplish my daily challenges

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Leo Blassdoerfer 10/17/2023 6:51 PM

So far I am still enjoying the challenge. I learned how to compost, am more active and just act more responsible in regards of sustainability. I definitely want to continue many of my daily challenges after this program is finished.

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- Rachael Clarke 10/17/2023 7:20 PM
  
  Same here! I'm definitely going to continue to limit my social media usage and make sure to go on at least one daily walk after this challenge. Is there anything in particular you are going to keep up?
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Leo Blassdoerfer 10/17/2023 6:47 PM

A good way to combine personal values and exercise is to find things that are enjoyable and physical demanding. Examples would be to go for a hike with your friends, play a team sport like volleyball, basketball, football,… , go for a swim or surf session in the ocean, or even go our partying and dance with your friends. Overall it is not really important what kind of activity you do as long as you move your body and have a good time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?

Leo Blassdoerfer 10/17/2023 6:43 PM

Overall I try to avoid single-use plastic items as much as possible. I always carry around my water bottle, pack lunches for university and try to switch to reusable options when possible. Non the less I am of course not perfect and buy single use items like coffee cups, straws, takeout containers or plastic food packaging from time to time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Use Public Transit

The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and just 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not? How would you adjust them if you could?

Leo Blassdoerfer 10/17/2023 6:37 PM

I think it is really sad that only 2% go to education while 20% go to Defense. As a European I don’t understand how a country is so focused on their military while having many deficiencies within their own country. Of course Defense is important and I understand that the US position in our world as a superpower is routed deeply in its military power, but a government should provide more than just safety to their people. A good education, developed infrastructure (public transportation option included) and health care are in my opinion basic requirements for a highly developed country nowadays, as they provide the foundation for a good living environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Leo Blassdoerfer 10/16/2023 6:55 PM

I think people in richer countries eat more meat since it is cheap and easy accessible due to the mass production of meat. Therefore, they can consume more then people from poorer countries, which often still get their meat from small farmers.
Eating a lot of meat effects our planet negatively, since it needs a lot of water and resources to be produced. Because of this, switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet is a more sustainable way of eating.

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- Rachael Clarke 10/17/2023 5:33 PM
  
  So true! Even if everyone chose to eat meat less often, like a few times a week, it would make a huge difference on our planet. I wish I could convince my family to eat meat less than once a day.
  
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Leo Blassdoerfer 10/16/2023 6:49 PM

It’s going great. I am trying to achieve as many of my goals as possible

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Leo Blassdoerfer 10/14/2023 1:38 AM

It’s going well. I‘ve biked home at sunset

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Leo Blassdoerfer 10/14/2023 1:36 AM

It’s going great.
For daily exercise and to go into nature more, my friends and I went on a 4 hour hike today and watched the sunset afterwards

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Leo Blassdoerfer 10/11/2023 2:34 PM

I biked home from university, while the sun was setting

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