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October 1 - October 31, 2024
Arun Yerram's avatar

Arun Yerram

NW Natural Gas

"Reduce carbon footprint"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 861 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    85
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    31
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    91
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    18
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    347
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1,787
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    467
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Arun's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 3 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work From Home

I will work from home 3 days to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 8 gallons (32 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow shower-head.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

NW Natural Energy Use Suggestions

What suggestions do you have for NW Natural to save energy in the way we operate our facilities and our vehicles? Have you observed any energy wasting equipment or behaviors at work?

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Tribal Lands of your Home

NW Natural DEI Council Action: Click on the link under "Learn More" to find out which tribal lands your homes resided on and share in the reflection question section the names of those tribal lands

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Leave No Trace

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Food waste hurts our planet and our communities. I will cook 3 meals with zero waste each day.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

Processed foods can be less nutritious for our bodies and take more energy and water to produce, which can create more waste, pollution, and offer less benefit to our health. I will enjoy 1 meals per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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  • Arun Yerram's avatar
    Arun Yerram 10/02/2024 10:48 PM
    Is there anything on recycling? Don't recall noticing it.

    • Malonie Snyder's avatar
      Malonie Snyder 10/03/2024 7:17 AM
      I'm not sure what you are specifically looking for, but thee are a lot of actions related to recycling in the Waste category. Good luck!

  • Arun Yerram's avatar
    Arun Yerram 10/01/2024 2:27 PM
    All the best everyone! I hope to learn something from this challenge.