Earth Week 2015: The UG Com Post Challenge

This year’s Com Post Challenge kicks off Earth Week on Monday, April 20!  We challenge each department to share community posts of their environmentally-friendly behaviors, either at work or at home, for the chance to win an ice cream party. To enter, please tag your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #UGComPost or email your shots to UGComPost@gmail.com. We will be accepting photo submissions from Monday, April 20 through the end of the day on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22. The winning department will be announced on Friday, April 24.

NASA's "Global Selfie" celebrating Earth Day 2015

Given the varying size of our departments, we are breaking up the competing teams as follows:

• Accounting, Purchasing & Security
• Creative
• Customer Service
• Drop Ship
• Marketing & Analytics
• Merchandising
• Operations (last names A-J)
• Operations (last names K-Z)
• PD & Purchasing
• Tech

Here’s how it works:

We ask that each department work together to submit as many photos as possible between Monday and Wednesday. Each photo is worth 1-4 points, depending on the action you’re performing in your photo. The more impactful the action, the more points you can receive. Photos will be displayed on the television in the B-Side break room starting Wednesday. Please email UGComPost@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The point scale is explained below, with additional points to be earned by environmentally-minded pictures that may not be listed:

Tier 1 (1 point): The Leonardo DiCaprio Tier

·       Composting

·       Recycling

·       Sharing a fun fact about your favorite animal or plant

·       Unplugging your electronic devices when not in use (i.e. television, phone charger)

·       Brushing your teeth w/o the faucet running between rinses (or something involving using less water)

·       Using reusable shopping bags

·       Using a fluorescent bulb instead of traditional incandescent in a lamp or light fixture

·       Printing double-sided

·       Signing up for renewable energy instead of regular Con Ed

·       Using an environmentally friendly product

·       Riding a bike, using public transit, or any eco-friendly mode of transportation

·       A selfie with your favorite environmentalist

Tier 2 (2 points): The Chico Mendes Tier

·       A zero-waste meal (no plastic containers/utensils, cloth napkin if you use one)

·       Celebrating “Meatless Monday” even if it’s not Monday. Take a picture with a meatless meal! Read more about the environmental benefits of a meatless diet here: http://www.chooseveg.com/environment

·       Having a plant at your desk - or in your apartment (to improve indoor air quality!)

·       Using a reusable mug instead of a paper or Styrofoam cup at your local coffee shop  (or at Pete's!)

·       Recycling used electronics (cellphones, etc.)

·       Emptying your email inbox

Tier 3 (3 points): The John Muir Tier

·       Upcycling something/reusing something in a new way. For example, reuse an empty peanut butter jar as a drinking cup or kitchen storage container.

·       Writing a letter to a government official advocating for an environmental policy

·       Submitting a statement to http://www.earthday.org/takeaction/ about what you are doing to protect the earth.

·       Making a donation to a green organization (350.org, NRDC, Environmental Advocates of NY, American Forests, etc)

·       Screenshot or caption a photo indicating that you have signed up for the W.I.L.D. Prospect Park Event on April 26^th

Tier 4 (40,000,000 points): The Rachel Carson Tier

·       Solve the drought crisis in California