Theresa LeClaire

The Hartford

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
498 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

540

gallons of water

have been saved

Theresa's actions

Buildings

Fix Leaky Faucets

Low-Flow Fixtures

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water a day or 270 (1,020 L) gallons of water a month per faucet.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

COMPLETED 31
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?
Theresa LeClaire 10/31/2023 4:32 AM
Serving smaller portions will also save money as you will spend less on food. Additionally smaller portions can help with physical well being such as weight loss and also can help with reducing risk for some medical issues.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
Theresa LeClaire 10/31/2023 4:30 AM
With the cost of everything going up, having any extra money in the bank would be helpful just to fall back on.

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Theresa LeClaire 10/31/2023 4:30 AM
I am grateful for this challenge as it reminds me where I have opportunities in my day to day activities. While I may not have picked many items to work on, reading through all the challenge options was a good reminder of what things really cause an impact.

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