Lana Anderson

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1,140 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

95

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

16

lightbulbs

replaced

Lana's actions

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 12 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 64
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Smart Seafood Choices

Ocean Farming

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 61
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Keep Track of Wasted Food

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.

COMPLETED 60
DAILY ACTIONS

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 60
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Lana Anderson 8/13/2020 2:50 AM

As an events professional, I always find it shocking how much wasted food is taken away by waiters. Since joining the drawdown ecochallenge, I've tried to live in a more eco-aware and sustainable world, reducing food-waste going to landfill and serving smaller meals. This article really made me think about the choices I/we need to make when the events industry gets back to a 'new normal'.
https://mitmagazine.co.uk/experts/waste-not-want-not-tackling-food-waste-in-the-industry/?oly_enc_id=4102C8437378C9Y

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- Don Maruska 8/17/2020 3:23 PM
  
  Wow, Lana, you are in a great position to make a difference!
  
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Lana Anderson 8/10/2020 5:12 AM

Composting is so easy - I got a small tub with a lid from Ikea for about £3, some compostable bags from the local supermarket and simply put the bag in with my garden waste when our waste is collected. Next step: buy my own composter so that we can feed our garden :-)

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- Lana Anderson 8/21/2020 7:09 AM
  
  My new composter arrived yesterday! My husband thinks I'm a bit barmy - it looks like a huge dalek! A bit too big for our modest garden. Perhaps I'll start composting for the neighbours too :-)
  
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- Lana Anderson 8/21/2020 7:06 AM
  
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- Cindy Godwin 8/20/2020 10:55 PM
  
  Lana, thank you for the practical tip. We are going to petition our local council to start curbside garden waste collection. To encourage more people to compost and save all the cars from driving to the borough tip every week.
  
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