Ranked 25th in the nation as America's Least Wasteful City
Ranked 22nd in 2009
Houston's high rankings:
- 5th Using rain barrels
- 6th Shutting off the lights when not in a room
- 6th Reusing wrapping paper and ribbons
Houston's low rankings:
- 24th Using reusable bottles in place of single-serve bottles of water/soda/other beverages
- 24th Using reusable containers in place of disposable food storage items such as plastic bags, tin foil and plastic wrap
- 24th Avoid buying bottled water
- 24th Participating in their city’s sustainability/environmental programs
- 25th Recycling glass/metal/plastics on a regular basis
- 25th Throwing out less than 2 bags of trash each week
- 25th Buying locally grown/produced foods
- 25th Using reusable grocery bags
- 25th Borrowing books from the library (or buying used) rather than buying them new
Overall Points of Interest
Environment
- 29 percent are extremely concerned about the environment
- 50 percent are fairly concerned
Drinking Water
- 46 percent are extremely concerned about the quality of their drinking water
- 35 percent are fairly concerned
Thriftiness
Items Houston saves/reuses the most:
- 91 percent leftovers
- 81 percent boxes
- 75 percent rubberbands
Efforts/Decisions to more environmentally friendly
- 52 percent tie for recycling and energy efficient appliances
- 74 percent use energy efficient bulbs
- 56 percent shop locally
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.
Houston: |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
| City's grade |
8% |
19% |
45% |
16% |
13% |
| Personal grade |
9% |
26% |
40% |
18% |
7% |
| Company's grade |
11% |
19% |
40% |
16% |
13% |
| Friends' grade |
10% |
21% |
44% |
18% |
7% |
| Country's grade |
8% |
24% |
39% |
19% |
10% |
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To learn more about Houston's environmental and sustainability efforts, visit http://www.greenhoustontx.gov//index.html
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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
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