Ranked 21st in the nation as America's Least Wasteful City
Ranked 23 in 2009
Indianapolis's high rankings:
- 1st Buying secondhand items, including clothes, electronics and furniture
- 3rd Turning off the water when brushing their teeth
- 3rd Borrowing books from the library (or buying used) rather than buying them new
Indianapolis's Low rankings:
- 23rd Using reusable containers in place of disposable food storage items such as plastic bags, tin foil and plastic wrap
- 23rd Participating in their city’s sustainability/environmental programs
- 24th Limiting showers to five minutes
- 24th Using rain barrels
Overall Points of Interest
Environment
- 37 percent are extremely concerned about the environment
- 49 percent are fairly concerned
Drinking Water
- 49 percent are extremely concerned about the quality of their drinking water
- 30 percent are fairly concerned
Thriftiness
Items Indianapolis saves/reuses the most:
- 90 percent leftovers
- 88 percent boxes
- 81 percent rubberbands
Efforts/Decisions to more environmentally friendly
- 65 percent tie for recycling and buying used items
- 77 percent use energy efficient bulbs
- 61 percent shop locally
Indianapolis: |
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F |
| City's grade |
9% |
25% |
43% |
15% |
8% |
| Personal grade |
12% |
32% |
34% |
19% |
4% |
| Company's grade |
15% |
25% |
34% |
15% |
10% |
| Friends' grade |
12% |
23% |
40% |
21% |
5% |
| Country's grade |
9% |
21% |
39% |
20% |
10% |
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To learn more about Indianapolis's environmental and sustainability efforts, visit http://www.sustainindy.org/
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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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