Heather Robinson
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO15minutesspent learning
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UP TO4.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
Heather's actions
Food
Zero-waste Cooking
Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Food
Keep Track of Wasted Food
Reduced Food Waste
I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Food
Explore Other Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions
All Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions
I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions.
Materials
Support pollinators
Take an action to support our planet's pollinators. Learn about bees and butterflies. Make your yard more attractive to pollinators by planting native plants or reducing chemicals. Sign up for the Backyard Habitats Certification program. Share what you've learned.
Transport
Conduct Virtual Meetings
Telepresence
I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.
Materials
Go Paperless
Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Transport
Test Drive an Electric Bike
Electric Bicycles
I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.
Materials
Practice the 5 R's
Recycling
I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.
Materials
Protect our watershed - learn and do
The Tualatin watershed is crucial to our community's well-being. Learn more about the conservation and restoration activities of the past and present that are ensuring the health of our watershed. Pick an action from the following options: 1) Switch to organic or slow-release fertilizers, 2) Replace a non-permeable surface with a permeable one, 3) Always pick up after pets (if you notice a location, park, or greenspace with a pet waste problem, find a way to improve the disposal infrastructure), 4) Plant tough/hardy plants that require little or no extra water/fertilizer, 5) Use roof water or greywater in the garden instead of having it run directly to the street or down the drain.
Materials
Learn more about plastics in the waste stream
The history of recycling programs is complex. Much of the confusion about what is and isn't recyclable started decades ago. Take some time time to learn about the evolution of plastic recycling efforts. Click 'learn more' for suggested videos and articles.
Materials
LEARN MORE ABOUT PLASTICS IN THE WASTE STREAM
The history of recycling programs is complex. Much of the confusion about what is and isn't recyclable started decades ago. Take some time time to learn about the evolution of plastic recycling efforts. Click 'learn more' for suggested videos and articles.
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?
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Heather Robinson 6/02/2020 11:48 AMGood afternoon! Although the Washington County Ecochallenge event is over, you can still use the Ecochallenge platform to keep working on your actions and learning about new topics. Washington County will likely start up the Ecochallenge again next year, so if you'd like to remain on this team, but no longer want to receive notifications or emails, you can adjust your preferences in your profile. You also have the option to remove yourself from this event altogether and still keep your profile by clicking "Please Remove me from this event" at the bottom of your profile.
Take care and we hope to see you next year!
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Heather Robinson 5/29/2020 1:47 PM -
Heather Robinson 5/11/2020 3:15 PMI finally did it! I had switched up my banking last year and kept forgetting to set my preferences to paperless. It only took 5 minutes to finally sort it out today. I had been keeping all the documents and letters in a folder the last 6 months - and it weighed over 3 lbs for just that institution. I'm going to save my unwanted mail in a folder for the next couple months and see what other things are left to 'opt out' of.