Tyler Triviz

Blue and Gold Greenies

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395 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

810

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

212

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

2.0

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

3.0

lightbulbs

replaced

Tyler's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

BIY (Brew it Yourself)

My goal is to reduce waste that occurs when purchasing alcohol such as paper, aluminum, and plastic packaging. I will do this by brewing my own mead over the course of a month and reduce purchases of alcohol that has a lot of plastic packaging.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 8 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Encourage my company and/or organization to measure and manage their carbon footprint

Organizations have a responsibility to make sustainable business decisions. To understand how to improve sustainable practices, it’s important to start with understanding the current impact. I will share the Tradewater Business Carbon Calculator with my organization.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings

Fix Leaky Faucets

Low-Flow Fixtures

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water a day or 270 (1,020 L) gallons of water a month per faucet.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Industry

Launch a Recycling Program

Recycling

I will set up a recycling center at my workplace or school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal More Fruits And Veggies

How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?

Tyler Triviz 6/08/2023 12:15 PM

I recently made a stew in which I incorporated a few cups of chopped walnuts, and 2 bags of previously frozen vegetable mixes. I did this so that I could use less meat in the stew but still have similar caloric and nutritional value!

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Tyler Triviz 5/29/2023 2:51 PM

So I noticed that my diet lacks the proper amount of fruit and vegetables that is traditionally recommended for a healthy and diverse diet. As such, when I went to Ralph's yesterday, I decided to grab 3 bags of frozen vegetables. I realized one of the big reasons I find myself not eating vegetables is because of the preparation factor. Though I would eventually like to transition to fresh vegetables, I know I will be very busy in these last few weeks of school. Therefore, frozen vegetables will suffice. Furthermore, I added them to a big stew I made this morning so that I can eat it everyday going forward. I also added walnuts to the stew, which is not quite a fruit or vegetable, but it is healthy!

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- ryan koppy 6/01/2023 6:39 AM
  
  Hello Tyler! I also find it challenging some days to keep my diet diverse/eat enough vegetables due to the time it might take to cook and prepare. I think making a stew with the frozen vegetables you bought was a great idea! It's definitely challenging to maintain a healthy diet in college; as for me, I always try to eat healthy snacks like baby carrots or fresh fruit, so maybe you can start buying those as well! And if you have a blender, I like putting frozen or fresh spinach whenever I make smoothies as well.
  
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- SOPHIA KALANSKI 5/31/2023 1:34 PM
  
  I totally get that. For me, I find that just having a bowl of blueberries or other fruits that don't take that much time to prepare has allowed me to have a lot of fruits everyday. I have also found that pre-made salad bowls as well as salad mixes are a great way to get all your greens and don't take a long time to make. I think that is really cool how you found a way to get all your fruits and vegetable intake in from day to day. As a college student, it is really hard eating healthy at times especially when it takes a lot of time to make something healthier but I like that you are finding ways to be healthy while also dedicating all your time to the last few weeks of school!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Encourage my company and/or organization to measure and manage their carbon footprint

What else can you do to hold your organization accountable to implement sustainable practices?

Tyler Triviz 5/29/2023 2:42 PM

A really big issue that I see in my housing organization is people leaving their air conditioning units on even when they are not home. I think an easy way to help remind guys to turn them off is if I create little flyers that contain a statistic describing how much energy costs and how much the AC unit uses. That might sway guys into turning the units off when not using them. Another way to encourage guys to be sustainable in the kitchen is to get them to wash glasses so that we can decrease our use of single use plastic cups. Showing them how much the plastic cups cost will likely sway them against using it.

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Tyler Triviz 5/29/2023 2:35 PM

Leaky faucets. We see them all the time. Often times we ignore them thinking "oh, I'll fix that tomorrow" or "I'll call tomorrow to get maintenance over" but then that turns into the next day, then week then month and-- It's really easy to keep putting off something as simple as a leaky faucet because it does not perceptibly impact our lives that much. If it was a broken lightbulb, yes because you can't see in the dark. But a leaky faucet is much more benign. Nonetheless, we have to understand that water wasted is WASTED, and that builds up over time. Those few droplets accumulate to be gallons and gallons as long as you ignore the problem. The problem grows. Don't be lazy, help your water bill and the environment and fix that leaky faucet!

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- Andreea Soricut 5/31/2023 4:47 PM
  
  Hi Tyler, I totally agree that this is an issue. We really should be able to take steps to fix the problem as soon as we notice it to avoid water waste. Our positive impact on the environment is made through small steps, and having everyone do the small steps, so it's critical that we don't waste water.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Tyler Triviz 5/21/2023 4:28 PM

Something that I have really started to think about since I've been going on these walks into town, is that our city is VERY car-centric. Sure we have sidewalks for pedestrians to walk on, but every curb is always occupied bumper to bumper with some car. I wish public transportation was more popular so that we don't have to deal with all the clutter of vehicles. Also, the emission of greenhouse gases would go way down too!

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- Meichen Chen 5/26/2023 11:24 AM
  
  Hi Tyler, I agree! Just walking around Westwood, I've also noticed how uneven the sidewalks are. I've always enjoyed looked at the different houses and little apartment buildings in Westwood since they're all designed so differently, but it's almost to impossible to walk around without tripping if you're not paying attention to the sidewalk. Even if the city were more walkable, pedestrians still have to be conscious about dangerous drivers. I agree with your point that if there should be more public transportation and a decrease in personal cars, to not only lower the emission of greenhouse gases but also to make the streets more safe for pedestrians.
  
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- Andreea Soricut 5/22/2023 1:32 PM
  
  I completely agree with this! In walkable cities like San Fransisco, there are fewer cars on the streets, more public transportation is used, and everything is more peaceful. Even if more vehicles were electric instead of running on gas, we'd be able to decrease the amount of CO2 emitted by a large margin.
  
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Tyler Triviz 5/10/2023 10:15 PM

This past monday at my chapter meeting for my fraternity, I gave a quick 3-minute talk about how we can reduce our carbon footprint by turning off lights when we aren't using them, selecting cold water for the laundry machine, turning off A/C machines we are not home, and limiting showers. I talked about how doing all of the actions above would lead to lower bills for the house, thereby leaving more money that can be invested into us and our fraternity. The speech was well received and I hope that the guys follow through and at least attempt a few of the actions. Since there is over 25 guys living here, if we could each take part in some of these actions then both the environment and our bills would benefit!

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