Randy Yoshimura

City of Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
429 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

34

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

15

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Randy's actions

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Power Down the Computer

What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

Randy Yoshimura 10/24/2018 11:05 PM

I try to unplug appliances that are used infrequently to avoid any standby power draw. Also, if I'm out of town, I'll unplug TV's and computers. I wish I could unplug my router as well, but then I wouldn't be able to check in on my cats through the Nest Cam :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

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?

Randy Yoshimura 10/24/2018 10:59 PM

It feels great to know that every day, I'm keeping a disposable cup out of the landfill by using my reusable cup for my daily coffee.

BTW... Contigo cups rule!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

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?

Randy Yoshimura 10/22/2018 3:50 PM

If I don't have a reusable bag with me, I'll carry it out by hand or cart. I keep a Costco box in my trunk so that I can just pile stuff in there and it doesn't go flying around.

I used to accept Target plastic bags because they were awesome. Then they changed them to the cheap plastic and now they can go to hell.

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Randy Yoshimura 10/22/2018 3:35 PM

If you're like me and like single serve coffee pods but hate the plastic waste... Costco (at least the Clackamas location) carries San Francisco Bay Coffee pods (compatible with most Keurig brewers) that you can dispose of in your municipal compost. As a bonus, it's generally cheaper ($0.30 per cup) than most of the other brands and it comes in a French roast!

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