Winner of America's Least Wasteful City
Ranked 1st in 2009
San Francisco's high rankings:
- 1st Recycling glass/metal/plastics on a regular basis
- 1st Taking public transportation
- 1st Using rain barrels
- 1st Never driving their car for trips that are less than one mile from home
- 1st Using reclosable bags and tinfoil
- 1st Participating in their city’s sustainability/environmental programs
- 2nd Using reusable containers in place of disposable food storage items such as plastic
- 2nd Limiting showers to five minutes
- 2nd Reusing wrapping paper and ribbons
- 2nd Hanging their clothes out to dry when possible
- 2nd Borrowing books from the library (or buying used) rather than buying them new
- 2nd Buying bulk food to avoid extra packaging
- 3rd Using reusable bottles in place of single-serve bottles of water/soda/other beverages
- 3rd Composting fruits and vegetable scraps
- 3rd Saving leftover food/meals to eat again
San Francisco's low rankings:
- 17th Throwing out less than two bags of trash each week
- 18th Turning off the water when brushing their teeth
Overall Points of Interest
Environment
- 43 percent are extremely concerned about the environment
- 45 percent are fairly concerned
Drinking Water
- 39 percent are extremely concerned about the quality of their drinking water
- 38 percent are fairly concerned
Thriftiness
Items San Francisco saves/reuses the most:
- 90 percent leftovers
- 79 percent boxes
- 77 percent rubberbands
Efforts/Decisions to more environmentally friendly
- 90 percent recycle
- 83 percent use energy efficient bulbs
- 69 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.
San Francisco: |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
| City's grade |
21% |
35% |
26% |
14% |
5% |
| Personal grade |
12% |
45% |
27% |
12% |
5% |
| Company's grade |
11% |
27% |
40% |
14% |
8% |
| Friends' grade |
10% |
32% |
39% |
15% |
4% |
| Country's grade |
6% |
21% |
48% |
19% |
6% |
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To learn more San Francisco's environmental efforts, visit http://www.sfgov.org/site/citizen_index.asp?id=14465
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