Ranked 18th in the nation as America's Least Wasteful City
Ranked 13th in 2009
Detroit's high rankings:
- 1st Shutting the lights off when not in the room
- 3rd Buying locally grown/produced foods
- 4th Throwing out less than 2 bags of trash each week
- 4th Saving leftover food/meals to eat again
Detroit's Low rankings:
- 21st Never driving their car for trips that are less than one mile from home
- 21st Borrowing books from the library (or buying used) rather than buying them new
- 23rd Taking public transportation
Overall Points of Interest
Environment
- 36 percent are extremely concerned about the environment
- 49 percent are fairly concerned
Drinking Water
- 50 percent are extremely concerned about the quality of their drinking water
32 percent are fairly concerned
Thriftiness
Items Detroit saves/reuses the most:
- 93 percent – a tie for leftovers and boxes
- 84 percent rubberbands
- 70 percent bubble wrap and packaging materials
Efforts/Decisions to more environmentally friendly
- 70 percent recycle
- 80 percent tie for energy efficient bulbs and shopping at local stores
- 51 percent buy used items
The study gauged what grade (A-F) residents would give to their personal, their city’s, company’s and their friend’s commitment to being more environmentally conscious.
Detroit: |
| |
A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
| City's grade |
14% |
18% |
40% |
21% |
6% |
| Personal grade |
13% |
22% |
40% |
16% |
9% |
| Company's grade |
12% |
16% |
43% |
17% |
11% |
| Friends' grade |
7% |
19% |
49% |
19% |
6% |
| Country's grade |
10% |
24% |
44% |
18% |
3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
To learn more about Detroit's environmental and sustainability efforts, visit http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/MayorsOffice/OfficeofEnergyandSustainability/tabid/1508/Default.aspx
|
|
Choose a city
Coming Soon! Limited-edition Nalgene Least Wasteful Cities bottle! $2 from each bottle will go to support the Surfrider Foundation. Contact cbudney@cerconebrown.com to be notified when available. Available week of April 19th
|
