Campus Ecochallenge 24-25

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Joan's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
446 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.5

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

300

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning

Joan's actions

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .42 lbs (.19 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Advocate for Greener Vehicles

I will spend at least 30 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Handkerchief

I notice that most of my garbage is tissues, especially in winter when my nose seems to run more. I want to see if I can change to reusable handkerchiefs which can be laundered instead of disposable tissues.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Joan Qazi 2/01/2025 3:43 PM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
It was a beautiful day for a walk along the loop train in Wenatchee! We saw an eagle, lots of Canada geese, and plenty of dogs being walked :)

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- Noelle Hill 2/04/2025 10:45 AM
  
  Hi Professor Qazi,
  Did you by chance see the large flocks of ducks in the softball fields? They're American Widgeons!
  
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Joan Qazi 1/20/2025 3:46 PM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
I know it seems very old-fashioned, but I am pretty excited about my cotton handkerchiefs. I used to throw away so many barely used paper tissues because my nose dripped in the cold weather. Now my garbage cans at home and in my office are almost empty!

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Joan Qazi 1/19/2025 5:53 PM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
My worm bin was a little frozen when I added my food waste to it today. It is partially buried in my yard, but the top portion was frozen so I had to mix it in. I hope the worms are OK :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?
Joan Qazi 1/18/2025 1:24 PM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
I am trying to help WVC qualify to be a bike friendly campus so that students have an affordable and healthy (for us and the environment) way to get to campus while reducing the number of cars in our parking lots.

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Joan Qazi 1/16/2025 10:11 PM
- TEAM CAPTAIN
Today, I was able to spend an hour out in Nature walking with a friend, but it meant that I didn't have time to take care of my composting today. I hope to get that tomorrow. Hope everyone else does better on their first day--Go WVC Green Team!

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