April 4 - April 25, 2018

Andrew Butz

Portland Community College Green Warriors

"The most certain legacy we can leave the future? ...Might simply be the eco-life that we conserve-&-preserve, by living simply."

POINTS TOTAL

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460 TOTAL

participant impact

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20

meatless or vegan meals

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Andrew's actions

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

If I have to buy paper products, I will only purchase products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Andrew Butz 4/25/2018 10:47 PM
Finally took the bicycle for errands today (plus a little hill-climb workout). No better way to take in the blossoms on an 80-degree day. Maybe April's not "the cruelest month" after all....

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Andrew Butz 4/22/2018 9:59 PM
Avoided motor vehicles today. Ate one meal locally grown. Got some sun, while getting my hands dirty (& green) out in the yard -- and helped plant a native tree.
Happy Earth Day!

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Andrew Butz 4/11/2018 12:07 PM
OK! (News of Eugene, OR discontinuing curbside plastic collection is a short-term setback. But long term, it could push us to make Cascadia's & America's materials use more sustainable!)

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Andrew Butz 4/07/2018 9:19 PM
Yes, recycling is not enough, without reduce/re-use/re-purpose.
But small victory this week: Found PDX-area recycle venues still processing PLASTIC bags! (Lowes, & Fred Meyers)
Also, see the Green Living journal (Spring 2018), FREE at PDX area news stands, for some credible news on 'RECYCLING Rides the Storm'.

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Andrew Butz 4/05/2018 1:25 PM
Alright! Looking for any way I can ameliorate the disaster of this 'Plastic-pocalyse' that seems to have gripped the West Coast.
(I'm talking about the disappearance of plastic recycling options in PDX-&-beyond, partly from China's redirection of their waste-recycle stream!)
Anybody else have stories of recent upheaval in their household waste/recycle-management regimen? (I'm currently stockpiling in my basement what I had been recycling prior to 2018.)

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