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Erik Starks

EcoOtters

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 120 THIS WEEK
  • 214 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    11
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    135
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    125
    minutes
    spent learning

Erik's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Cook With Seaweed

Seaweed Farming

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Research the Wonders of Macroalgae / Seaweed

Macroalgae Protection and Restoration

Each day, I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about protecting and restoring macroalgae/seaweed.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 2 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed


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    Erik Starks 3/04/2026 8:55 PM
    dinner was very much not meatless tonight – my mother once again forgot and there was no workaround. tomorrow!

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    Erik Starks 3/04/2026 4:26 PM
    took another walk to the beach! today was sunny but very windy! the ocean was nice, though.

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    Erik Starks 3/04/2026 1:22 PM
    rice bowl with broccoli and tofu!

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    Erik Starks 3/04/2026 11:07 AM
    enjoying my usual matcha but with oat milk today and it tastes very sweet and delicious! normally i sweeten it with honey but i decided to try a different milk today. the straw is made from paper instead of plastic.

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    Erik Starks 3/04/2026 9:14 AM
    today's very much the same as yesterday but with fruit :O

    well in other news, i hope everyone has a lovely day and i hope my posts inspire others doing this challenge. :))

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    Erik Starks 3/03/2026 7:42 PM
    couldn't walk today <//3

    tomorrow!

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    Erik Starks 3/03/2026 7:41 PM
    the cool thing about nachos: they're extremely customizable! mine have nacho cheese, shredded cheese, olives, onions, peppers, black beans, lettuce, and sour cream.

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    Erik Starks 3/03/2026 3:26 PM
    bon appetit! today i'm having gnocchi and some apples and peanut butter :O

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    Erik Starks 3/03/2026 9:25 AM
    morning! today's brekkie: eggs, plant based sausage, potato and ketchup, and an english muffin with grape jam. very simple, very tasty!

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    Erik Starks 3/02/2026 10:00 PM
    i already used a reusable cup for water before the ecochallenges, but i thought i'd share that the building i go to for psych class has saved 7293 bottles by using the water fountain. i love that the water fountains show this because it gives a little extra motivation by showing the progress we make.