Small Actions Add Up to Real Change!
During Plastic Free July, we encourage you create habits that benefit you, your community and the planet. You choose your challenge then earn points for completing your actions, engaging your community and sharing your story. Your points will add up during the month to help you and your team win competitions and demonstrate your overall impact for our planet. Here’s how you can earn points leading up to and during the challenge:
| ACTION | POINTS | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joining a Team | 10 | Welcome to the Challenge! Joining an existing team will earn you 10 points. | |
| Early-Bird Registration | 25 | The early bird gets the worm - you'll receive a 25 point bonus for being one of the first 500 people to register! | |
| Create Your Own Team | 25 | Take the lead! Team Captains receive 25 points when they create a new Team. | |
| Post a Profile Picture | 10 | Personalize your profile and share your game face with other participants! Add a profile picture to receive 10 points. | |
| Add a Profile Banner Image | 5 | Add a special touch to your profile and earn some points! Add a banner image to receive 5 points. | |
| Add a Mission Statement | 5 | Share your story! What are you passionate about? Why are you participating in the Ecochallenge? Add a mission statement to receive 5 points. | |
| Check in on Current Day | 5 | Stay on track! You'll receive 5 bonus points for reporting your progress on the day you complete the action. | |
| Complete One Daily Action | 5 | Log your success and add to our collective impact! You’ll receive 5 points for every day that you tell us you completed at least one daily action. | |
| Complete More Than One Daily Action | 10 | Get rewarded for your extra effort! You’ll receive 10 points for every day that you tell us you completed more than one daily action. | |
| Complete EcoLearner One-Time Action | 25 | Check one off the list! Complete an EcoLearner one-time action and you'll earn 25 points. | |
| Complete EcoPro One-Time Action | 50 | Take a bigger step! Complete an EcoPro one-time action and you'll earn 50 points. | |
| Complete EcoLeader One-Time Action | 75 | Reach new heights! Complete an EcoLeader one-time action and you'll earn 75 points. | |
| Post to Your Feed on Current Day | 5 | Celebrate your success and inspire other participants! You’ll receive 5 points for posting to your feed each day. You’re welcome to post as many times per day as you wish, but you’ll only receive 5 points per day for posting. | |
| Recruit Participants | 10 | Engage your friends, family, coworkers and community in the Challenge! You'll receive 10 points for every person you invite who joins an existing team. | |
| Recruit Teammates | 10 | Help your team grow to new heights, and win competitions! You'll receive 10 points for every person you invite who joins your team. | |
| Invite Another Team Captain to Your Team | 5 | Share the lead with teammates! You will receive 5 points for each additional captain who joins you. Team captain limit is 3 per team. | |
| Complete Your Profile | 5 | Looking for some more points? Earn extra points for completing your profile by filling out the optional demographics questions. This info is never shared, and only used to help us understand who's participating in the Challenge. | |
| Complete Pre-Survey | 100 | Share some feedback! Complete a pre-survey and earn some extra points. | |
| Credit Someone for a Referral | 1 | Say thanks - and earn some points! You'll receive a 1-point bonus during registration for crediting the person who referred you to the Challenge. | |
| Complete Actions Assessment (points per action marked) | 1 | Get some extra points for sharing what you're already doing to help the planet! You'll receive a 1-point bonus for every action you mark as something that you already do (e.g. brushing your teeth without running water). Of course, we value your honesty! |