Steve Jannsen

Port of Portland

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
375 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning

Steve's actions

Waste

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 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Heat and Cool Naturally

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 60 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Steve Jannsen 10/24/2018 8:19 AM

I've learned that life can actually be lived without straws and I'll continue to go strawless from now on. From our tour of the MRF facility I also learned of some materials that can't be recycled that I previously thought were recyclable. That will change my future recycling habits. It will also make me even more resistant to using plastic bags from stores. As I hoped, the whole challenge activity actually was a fun way for me to both reinforce and learn.

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Steve Jannsen 9/28/2018 3:25 PM

This sounds like a fun way to do more of what's already in my heart. I'm looking forward to learning some new ways to become a more environmentally friendly person. I'm also looking forward to beginning some lifelong changes in my habits.

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