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| 2045 - Environmental Sustainability & Responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2045.1) | 56 |
Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding environmental sustainability and responsibility (such as what “green” means; how daily choices impact environment; 3 R’s of waste management; proper disposal of hazardous waste; the importance of conserving water; indoor and outdoor water conservation practices; emergency water conservation practices) |
| 2045.2) | 48 |
Number of individuals reporting intent to implement one or more new or additional strategies to promote environmental sustainability |
| 2045.3) | 0 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more new or additional water conservation practices (in the home, in landscape or garden) |
| 2045.4) | 34 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more new or additional strategies to promote environmental sustainability (such as reduce waste, eat responsibly, act locally, reduce consumption, recycle, reuse, and properly dispose of hazardous waste) |
| 2045.5) | 55 |
Number of individuals reporting an increase in recycled or reused household waste |
Author: Audrey Myers
Major Program: Environmental Sustainability & Responsibility
Zero Waste is the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning, and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health. There are five ways we can all make a difference in regards to waste, refusing what we don’t need, reducing what we do need, reusing things we have, recycling what we can and composing the rest. There are also many ze
