Rate Yourself on Waste Prevention
Here’s an opportunity to find out whether your actions are helping to reduce New York City’s waste. Answer the ten questions below and we’ll calculate your waste prevention score. Ready?
How often do you...
1. Donate clothing to a charity, or buy or sell second-hand items?
always sometimes never
2. Throw away used batteries?
3. Mix chlorine bleach and ammonia to clean a really dirty stain?
4. Buy durable, reusable products even though they may cost more?
5. Say“no bag, thanks” when purchasing just one or two items?
6. Take action to reduce junk mail?
7. Reuse packaging “peanuts”?
8. Throw away unwanted packets of soy sauce or ketchup?
9. Buy a concentrate and add water in your own container?
10. Use a sponge or rag instead of paper towels to clean up a spill?