City Highlights

San Francisco led the way in many categories, and was best overall at recycling, reusing wrapping paper, turning off the water to brush teeth and not using cars for short trips from home.

Less is Best in the West. San Francisco, Portland and Seattle are among the top four in practicing least wasteful behaviors.

NYC's Surprising Hot Commodity, Rain Water. New York, coming in as the second least wasteful city in the U.S., is the only east coast city to rank in the top seven. They rank number one at collecting rain fall by using a rain barrel and taking public transportation. Los Angeles comes in second for using a rain barrel.

Second-Hand Style Doesn't Work in Beantown. Not many Bostonians are wearing second-hand outfits or sitting on used couches these days. Boston comes in last at buying second-hand, followed by New Yorkers. Portland is the best at second-hand shopping.

The Heartland Loves Local Libraries. Clevelanders love their local libraries, coming in number one for borrowing books from the library.

Hot Enough for Ya? Miami is the worst at avoiding the purchase of bottled water.

Last Night's Noshes Loved in Sugar Land. Houston loves leftovers, coming in as the best at saving leftovers to eat again. However, their neighbors in Dallas are not so great at saving leftovers

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