Praveen Gade

Daimler- Portland

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
111 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

5.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

15

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Praveen'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 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Waste

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Install Alternative Energy

Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
High Impact Action Track Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bringing your own bags and containers to the grocery store, and even to restaurants for leftovers, are a couple of ways to reduce your waste. What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Praveen Gade 10/23/2019 9:38 AM

I HAVE STOPPED BUYING SIDPOSABLE WATER BOTTLES
I USE PAPER BAGS INSTEAD OF PLASTIC ONES
I DONT USE STRAWS

Read More
- Elizabeth Lindsey 10/23/2019 9:57 AM
  
  Those plastic produce bags that I already have -- I do as my grandma did -- I wash them over and over and take them back to the store to reuse. They usually work well even with a small hole. LL Bean's shopping bags are the best because they stand up by themselves and the are durable, nice looking, natural fiber; they even come on sale. I inherited a box of plastic straws and I purposed some of them to a non-single-use -- I put them over my plastic bag dryer (it looks like an upside down octopus of wood dowels) so it would get mildew.
  
  Read More