Skip to main content
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Lisa Appel's avatar

Lisa Appel

Port of Portland

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 270 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    13
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill

Lisa's actions

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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?


  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/28/2016 7:16 PM
    I did pretty well with avoiding disposable cups. I met this goal all days except one. The dashboard is a good reminder that this all adds up! Walking each day super fun! Although I wasn't able to do it midday as I had hoped. The challenge that I did not succeed at was the work-life balance. I need to re-double my efforts on this one, and I will continue beyond the challenge!

  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/26/2016 9:58 AM
    On Monday, I was unprepared and was caught without a reusable mug. This was a good reminder to keep extra mugs in all the right places! Purse, car, office...I am inspired to see office mates using their mugs - pretty cool!



  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/17/2016 6:06 PM
    It was an interesting and enlightening "waste management facility" tour for Port of Portland employees for Eco Challenge today. The PDX Central Waste Area manages the waste of about 10,000 people a day and offers many options for recycling and reuse.  I had visited this area before, but I learned even more about our bucket wash station and grease recycling options.  I was really impressed that PDX airport concessions have donated about 143,000 meals through the food donation program partner Urban Gleaners since 2013. They are currently donating just over 1 ton of food per month! This is a fun group shot outside the central waste area.

  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/14/2016 2:50 PM

  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/14/2016 1:30 PM
    Doing this again, only using a reusable cup for coffee! I am doing this because its an easy way to reduce waste and just takes a little planning.


  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/06/2016 3:53 PM
    I plan to take a walk everyday! I usually do this in the evening, but my challenge will be to do a  lunchtime walk too.  Walking is relaxing and good for my health.

  • Lisa Appel's avatar
    Lisa Appel 10/04/2016 5:00 PM
    Take note: Port of Portland EcoChallenge Brown Bag is Wednesday, October 12, 2016 from 11:30 am -12:15 pm in the Atrium.