Sustainability

“Respect Earth and life in all its diversity”

“Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion, and love.”

 - The Earth Charter

Sustainabilty Survey Results from Sisters and Associates
97 returned surveys

Recycling:
My house/I recycle:

• 80 - aluminun
• 65 - plastic
• 66 - cardboard
• 80 - newspaper
• 67 - glass
• 71 - paper

I have organized recycling at:

• 10 - my apartment building
• 29 - my work/volunteer place

We/I have changed light bulbs to Compact Flourescent bulbs:

• 13 - some
• 34 - all
•   7 - We/I have noticed a different in the electric bill after the change.

Gardening:

• 25 - We/I compost
• 34 - We/I have a garden in the summer in the yard.
• 20 - We/I have a small garden in pots.

Energy:

• 4 - We/I have asked our energy company if they sell renewable energy. (Renewable Energy comes from sun, wind, biomass, not fossil fuels.)
• 40 - We/I walk or take the bus sometimes.
• 58 - We/I carpool when possible.
• 69 - We/I wash only full loads of clothes in the washing machine.
• 35 - We/I can hang clothes to dry.

Water:
We/I have low flow

• 45 - toilets
• 29 - showers

Tell us what else you do and how it works by e-mailing Jean Miller, S.C. at jemiller@igc.org.

To read additional comments see the insert in the February 15, 2006 issue of Update.

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