AJ Torres

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
191 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

10

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

2.5

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

10

miles

not traveled by car

AJ's actions

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.52 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
AJ Torres 4/11/2019 5:57 AM
I frequent to the grocery store. We have multiple cars and multiple schedules with the people I live with, so when possible we try to take one car.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
AJ Torres 4/11/2019 5:55 AM
It helps you understand that just because something is a sell by date, doesn't mean that it should be thrown away or not used.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?
AJ Torres 4/03/2019 6:41 AM
Reduced waste if not able to completely finish remaining food. There is also weight and health benefits from eating smaller portions.

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