Ranked 10th in the nation as America's Least Wasteful City
Ranked 14th in 2009
Pittsburgh's high rankings::
- 3rd Avoid buying bottled water
- 4th Buying locally grown/produced foods
- 5th Composting fruits and vegetable scraps
Pittsburgh's Low rankings:
- 20th Using reusable grocery bags
- 24th Borrowing books from the library (or buying used) rather than buying them new
Overall Points of Interest
Environment
- 34 percent are extremely concerned about the environment
- 51 percent are fairly concerned
Drinking Water
- 47 percent are extremely concerned about the quality of their drinking water
- 34 percent are fairly concerned
Thriftiness
Items Pittsburgh saves/reuses the most:
- 90 percent leftovers
- 85 percent boxes
- 81 percent rubberbands
Efforts/Decisions to more environmentally friendly
- 75 percent recycle
- 76 percent use energy efficient bulbs
- 71 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.
Pittsburgh: |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
| City's grade |
15% |
22% |
40% |
16% |
7% |
| Personal grade |
14% |
31% |
35% |
10% |
10% |
| Company's grade |
13% |
20% |
40% |
16% |
11% |
| Friends' grade |
13% |
26% |
39% |
15% |
7% |
| Country's grade |
7% |
18% |
43% |
18% |
13% |
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To learn more about Pittsburgh's environmental and sustainability efforts, visit http://www.pittsburghgreenstory.org/html/index.html
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