Stephanie Yao Long

City of Portland-Bureau of Development Services

"One step at a time, I will make better choices that contribute to a healthier planet for my children."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
423 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

60

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.2

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

10

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

7.0

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

7.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Stephanie's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 4 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Zero-Waste Cooking

Food

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Stephanie Yao Long 10/23/2019 10:52 AM

It's interesting how my relationship with fast food has changed. I used to make a stop at a coffee shop several times a week. But in the last month I made the resolution to only buy coffee if I had my own reusable container and only if I desperately needed a pick-me-up and wasn't near my stash at home or work (needs v. wants). I can say I've made one coffee shop purchase in the last month. This saves me money as well as so many paper cups and plastic lids from going to the landfill. Win-win.

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Stephanie Yao Long 10/22/2019 8:53 AM

Attended the second of four Eco School Network trainings last night with my fellow parent volunteers. We learned how to be change agents and discussed our visions for our schools with parents from other schools. So many wonderful ideas, including a fun photo campaign that would appeal to youth. When she was implementing a nutrition curriculum once, she took photos of students in the cafeteria eating healthy foods and put them under a banner that read "Caught Eating Healthy!"

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Stephanie Yao Long 10/21/2019 9:47 AM

I took my kids to our favorite bubble tea shop this weekend and we brought a glass jar and stainless steel bottle for our drinks!

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Stephanie Yao Long 10/14/2019 10:04 AM

Tonight is the first of four trainings by the Eco School Network. I'll be learning about other schools' successful sustainability initiatives and bring ideas back to my kids' school. So many great ideas already, from simply recycling markers to exploring climate change curriculum for the teachers.

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Stephanie Yao Long 10/10/2019 6:15 PM

I attended the inaugural meeting of my kids' school's Sustainability Team on Monday. I'm volunteering by attending training with the Eco School Network and being the liaison for teachers to engage with the Sustainability Team.

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