Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals

April 1 - April 30, 2022

Doug Price

Always Discreet Family

"My mission is to do better to make incremental changes to better the environment around me."

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
499 Total

Participant Impact

up to

41

conversations

with people
up to

8.0

hours

volunteered
up to

65

minutes

spent learning

Doug's 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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Education & Livelihood

Learn More and Talk to My Friends

SDG #17 Partnerships

During the day, I will schedule 15 conversations per day to chat with my friends about my actions and learning during Earth Month.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Education & Livelihood

Volunteer In My Community

SDG #11 Communities

I will volunteer hour(s) in my community.

Completed
One-Time Action

Economy & Communities

Find out where your energy comes from

SDG #7 Energy

I will spend 20 minutes learning about where my energy comes from.

Completed
One-Time Action

Economy & Communities

Create A Readiness Plan

SDG #9 Industry & Infrastructure

I will develop a readiness plan for my household in the event of an emergency.

Completed
One-Time Action

Economy & Communities

Understand Your Climate And Natural Disaster Risks

SDG #9 Industry & Infrastructure

I will spend 15 minutes learning about the climate and natural disaster risks in my area.

Completed
One-Time Action

Climate & Ecosystems

Reduce the use of gas fueled lawn equipment

I want to continue to reduce my use of gas fueled lawn equipment to where I use no gas fueled lawn equipment in my normal lawn maintenance program. This will help eliminate CO2 emissions.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Learn About Invasive Species

SDG #14 & 15

I will spend 60 minutes learning about invasive species and ways to reduce their impacts.

Completed
One-Time Action

Climate & Ecosystems

Support Local Pollinators

SDG #15 Life On Land

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 45 minutes researching which plants support local pollinators and plant some in my area.

Completed
One-Time Action

Health & Equity

Safe Disposal of Medications and Household Chemicals

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will spend 60 minutes learning about how and where to dispose of medications and chemicals properly.

Completed
One-Time Action

Basic Needs & Security

Learn About the Basic Needs & Security SDGs

SDG #1, 2 & 6

I will spend 45 minutes learning about these SDGs.

Completed
One-Time Action

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Reflection Question
Climate & Ecosystems Reduce Single-Use Plastics

What plastic or single-use items do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted?

Doug Price 4/28/2022 5:46 AM

The single-use plastic items I have used the most are plastic baggies. We've looked into way of using re-usable items like containers instead of the single-use item.

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Reflection Question
Health & Equity Safe Disposal of Medications and Household Chemicals

Do you have any tips for others on finding locations that accept products for safe disposal?

Doug Price 4/21/2022 4:51 AM

Luckily, finding out how to dispose of prescription medicines is easy since it is just a quick Google search. Having these medicines properly disposed of is important so the medicines don't end up in a landfill potentially leaching the chemicals into the ground.

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Reflection Question
Education & Livelihood Volunteer In My Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

Doug Price 4/21/2022 4:48 AM

Being able to volunteer and help the community is rewarding. I enjoy helping others and look forward to continue to do that throughout the year.

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Reflection Question
Economy & Communities Create A Readiness Plan

What was it like to create a readiness plan? Did you find other resources you could share?

Doug Price 4/21/2022 4:46 AM

It was a straight forward process and the type of thing everyone probably already has thought a little about. Having a plan laid out makes it easy for the entire family to understand what needs to happen during an emergency. Ready.gov is a great site to help organize and document emergency plans.

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Reflection Question
Education & Livelihood Learn More and Talk to My Friends

What was something you learned from your friends during Earth Month?

Doug Price 4/08/2022 11:37 AM

I learned that my friends are interested in what I do and are thinking of changing basic habits.

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