Stephen Bowman

PCC SOC 228

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
150 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

10

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

90

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

90

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

4.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Stephen's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Stephen Bowman 10/23/2019 9:20 AM

Making the most out of the 32 oz Nalgene!

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Stephen Bowman 10/22/2019 1:42 PM

Continuing with my goals of contributing less waste, and completing my daily 30 minute walks. Granted, my walks are only to the MAX line typically, but better than driving!

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Stephen Bowman 10/20/2019 9:01 AM

Started the day off by, doing laundry, but instead of driving to the laundromat, I loaded up all of my dirty clothes into a sack, and walked about 1.5 miles to go wash my clothes. I got rained on a little bit, but it's the Pacific Northwest, right? What are you gonna do?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Stephen Bowman 10/20/2019 8:59 AM

I really enjoy the walkability factor of living in Portland. My girlfriend and I live close in NE, and she's able to walk to work everyday, and it's super easy and great exercise for me to walk to the MAX or bus stop to utilize public transit.

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Stephen Bowman 10/17/2019 6:55 AM

Today I walked from my house to the MAX station which is about a 35 minute walk, and about a mile and a half. This is something that I do every day as I much prefer walking to driving anyway so this challenge works out nicely for me!

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