Ranked 22nd in the nation as America's Least Wasteful City
Ranked 19th in 2009
Tampa's high rankings:
- 1st Limiting showers to five minutes
Tampa's low rankings:
- 23rd Avoid buying bottled water
- 23rd Saving leftover food/meals to eat again
- 23rd Borrowing books from the library (or buying used) rather than buying them new
- 24th Buying bulk food to avoid extra packaging
- 25th Taking public transportation
- 25th Composting fruits and vegetable scraps
Overall Points of Interest
Environment
- 31 percent are extremely concerned about the environment
- 53 percent are fairly concerned
Drinking Water
- 54 percent are extremely concerned about the quality of their drinking water
- 29 percent are fairly concerned
Thriftiness
Items Tampa saves/reuses the most:
- 92 percent leftovers
- 79 percent rubber bands
- 80 percent boxes
Efforts/Decisions to more environmentally friendly
- 65 percent recycle
- 73 percent use energy efficient bulbs
- 61 percent recycle and 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.
Tampa: |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
| City's grade |
13% |
29% |
37% |
16% |
6% |
| Personal grade |
11% |
39% |
29% |
17% |
4% |
| Company's grade |
15% |
19% |
43% |
14% |
10% |
| Friends' grade |
6% |
27% |
43% |
17% |
7% |
| Country's grade |
5% |
19% |
45% |
19% |
11% |
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To learn more about Tampa's environmental and sustainability efforts, visit http://www.tampagov.net/dept_green_tampa/
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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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