kevin smith
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 101 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO16plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.7pounds of paperhave been saved
kevin's actions
Simplicity
Go for a Daily Walk
I will take a walk each day.
Nature
Leave No Trace
I will practice the seven principles of leave no trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.
Simplicity
De-Clutter my Home
I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.
Waste
Choose Two-Sided Printing
I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided at work.
Waste
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream.
Participant Feed
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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kevin smith 10/28/2016 5:02 AMMy overall review of this challenge is positive. I scheduled the logging of my events early in the morning, which means I was always a day behind, but made the logging easy for me because of my task based mornings.
There were many challenges to choose from (I found this process the most difficult). However, once I had made my decision (I chose to support 5 challenges) I found it comforting that throughout the day I only had five additional items to manage. While all of the challenges impact the triple bottom line, I found that 2 of the 5 challenges I chose had direct impact in a utilitarian fashion (use less paper, use less ink, use less water bottles).
I'm very satisfied with the outcome of this challenge and would recommend this to others. -
kevin smith 10/27/2016 6:14 AMDouble sided printing, choosing fast draft printing options, may provide significant savings in paper, ink, and time. Double sided printing allows the same copy using half the amount of paper. Fast draft printing (and also choosing minimum settings on ink volume, dry time, and overspray) in most cases, provides printed results comparable to "Normal" or "Best" print options. While it does take time to set these printing options, the actual printing time is greatly reduced. Time savings can be achieved in printing as few as two pages (a single double sided page).
By investing a small amount of time to develop your printer setting for varying printing jobs, significant savings may be achieved in time, paper, and ink.