Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals

April 1 - April 30, 2022

Ben Bukowiec

Slalom Chicago 🌿

"To evaluate my own habits and learn more about how I can make a bigger positive impact in my own life"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
626 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1,850

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

544

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

64

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

435

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

11

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

23

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

energy audit

conducted

Ben's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Make Zero-Waste Meals

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero waste each day.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Reduce Single-Use Plastics

SDG #14 & 15

Throughout the day, I will note the single-use plastics I use and consider the reusable options available to me.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Explore My Area

SDG #14 & 15

Each day, I will spend 30 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Economy & Communities

Online Energy Audit

SDG #7 Energy

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Plan A Staycation in Your Community

SDG #11 Communities

For an upcoming vacation, I will plan a staycation in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Cleaning Product Ingredients

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will spend 10 minutes each day studying the toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products around my home.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Track My Purchases

SDG #10 Reduced Inequalities

Throughout the day I will track my purchases and then research the companies making these goods.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will visit ewg.org to learn about and use their Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen produce lists.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG #6 Water & Sanitation

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Join A Climate Action Orginization

SDG #13 Climate

I will learn about local, national and international climate action organizations that I could join and connect with one or more.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate & Ecosystems

What plastic or single-use items do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted?
Ben Bukowiec 4/30/2022 3:25 PM
We've replaced a lot of the single use cleaning items in our house with reusable, recyclable, or plastic-free options (ex. hand soap bottles to tablet-based refills, liquid laundry detergent to detergent sheets in paper, and plastic-wrapped paper towel rolls to recyclable paper-wrapped rolls).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate & Ecosystems

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place? Was there a new place in your region that was exciting to learn about and visit?
Ben Bukowiec 4/30/2022 3:20 PM
Spending more time intentionally exploring new areas helped to feel like a part of the community. There were several urban parks and natural areas that I was completely unaware of until looking.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Basic Needs & Security

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?
Ben Bukowiec 4/30/2022 3:15 PM
I will try to buy more food locally and avoid foods that are "water heavy" in production.

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Ben Bukowiec 4/30/2022 7:29 AM
Evaluating my usage of resources every day has helped me realize ways I can use less and focus on finding more sustainable companies and products to replace some of the ones I currently use.

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