Doug Hillmer

Doug's Team

"Do the most good that I can"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
430 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

19

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

57

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1,140

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

19

pounds of paper

have been saved

Doug's actions

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 60 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Doug Hillmer 10/11/2018 9:40 AM
The challenges are well enough to do, but the logging does take some time. I missed a large space of time being on FTO, so can't go back and enter them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
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Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reuseable one but it's just hard to make the switch. Think about what stands in your way of making this a habit. By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
Doug Hillmer 10/11/2018 9:36 AM
Already did switch to a reusable cup. Just wish there was provisions for washing them on site.

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- Jamie Damato 10/11/2018 9:44 AM
  That's a great idea. Like having a station where you can put your reusable/container on a sensor plate or something like that and it will shoot a pressurized blast of hot water and/or biodegradable cleaner into it. (something along those lines)
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
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How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Doug Hillmer 10/11/2018 9:35 AM
I like to repair things. Great satisfaction when you save it from going to the trash.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
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What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reuseable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to establish this a successful habit?
Doug Hillmer 10/11/2018 9:34 AM
Since stores have been required to start charging for bags, I find they are highly overrated in the first place.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
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Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?
Doug Hillmer 10/11/2018 9:34 AM
Already done, it saves money too!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?
Doug Hillmer 10/11/2018 9:33 AM
Egg cartons are not recyclable, they go in the regular trash.
Most difficult part is places who do not have separate trash containers for recyclable vs land fill.

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Doug Hillmer 10/03/2018 12:12 PM
Even if the post is long enough it does not seem to go anywhere?
What am I failing to understand is needed here?

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Doug Hillmer 10/03/2018 12:11 PM
How do you get these posts to show up?

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Doug Hillmer 10/03/2018 12:11 PM
This is my second post, the first one was not long enough to count.

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Doug Hillmer 10/03/2018 11:49 AM
Where does this stuff go?

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