Missions on RecycleChallenge.com turn a daily habit into a counted result. This page is the running total.
What players on RecycleChallenge.com have actually done. Every check-in and approved proof adds one line. The math behind each number is shown on the card, with its source.
Local missions are things you can do where you live — in Columbus that means your own street, shoreline or school. Global missions add up across every arena on the network.
Rinse and sort every recyclable item for a month, and learn what your local program actually accepts. Check in daily.
+0.5 kg waste per check-inThe average US household discards about 2 kg of recyclable material a day and captures only a third of it (EPA Facts & Figures). Sorting everything diverts ~0.5 kg more per day.
Keep food scraps out of the bin for three weeks: a backyard pile, a worm bin, or your city's green cart. Check in daily.
+0.25 kg waste per check-inAmericans waste about 0.27 kg of food per person per day (EPA). Composting it keeps that out of landfill, where it would release methane.
Keep every piece of plastic you throw away for seven days, then sort, count and photograph it. Post the count and the three items you will swap.
+1 actions when approvedCounted as one completed audit. Most people find 60 to 100 items. The swaps you choose feed the Zero Single-Use Week.
Counted with SavingTheWorld.org
Seven days with no disposable cups, bottles, bags or cutlery. Carry your own. Check in each night.
+0.1 kg waste per check-inA typical day of single-use items (one coffee cup, one bottle, two bags, one set of cutlery) weighs about 0.1 kg (Ocean Conservancy item weights).
Counted with SavingTheWorld.org
Spend an hour clearing litter from a beach, riverbank, park or your own street. Post a photo link or a short note with the spot and roughly how much you collected.
+4 kg waste when approvedOne full standard trash bag of mixed litter weighs about 4 to 6 kg (Ocean Conservancy International Coastal Cleanup averages). We count 4 per approved cleanup.
Counted with SavingTheWorld.org
Run a 20-minute session for a classroom, team or family on one topic from this arena. Post a photo link or a one-paragraph recap with how many people joined.
+1 hours when approvedCounted as one hour given. Reach is noted in your proof but not multiplied.
Counted with Contrib.com
SavingTheWorld.org is the impact home of the eCorp network: 2% of every venture is set aside for the planet and for keeping AI safe. Planet-track missions roll up there.
Community trackContrib.comContrib.com is where contributors earn a stake in the ventures they help. Community-track missions count hours and local actions.
Free alerts for every Florida county when sewage is spilled, algae toxins are detected, lake discharges surge or the Weather Service issues a warning. The local-mission radar for this arena.
Alerts, every marketAlertStream.comEcoBoard’s alert engine expanding beyond Florida: weather warnings, water quality and other concerning events for any place you follow, so a mission can start the day something changes near you.
Daily briefingClimateNews.comThe climate newsroom of the network: what moved today, with sources, so the daily round has something real to ask about.
Check-ins are self-reported and shown as logged. Proof missions are reviewed by a person before they count as verified. Each per-action figure is a conservative public estimate (EPA, IEA, UN Environment or peer-reviewed sources named on the card), rounded down. These numbers are for keeping score and staying honest, not for carbon accounting or offsets. If you think a figure is wrong, say so on the contact form and we will fix it in public.