Nalgene, the water bottle company, conducted a study of people in America’s 25 largest cities to determine which cities were least wasteful. They questioned 3,750 people in America’s about their transportation use, waste, sustainability efforts, shopping habits, and reuse of items. Nalgene weighted the results to give preference to behaviors with an immediate and significant impact like driving less, recycling more, and reducing trash. The survey’s index is based on a scoring system with a potential individual high score of 1930 and a low individual score of 193. San Fransisco came out on top and Altanta ended up on the bottom.
See the top 10 cities below.
1 San Francisco, CA
2 New York City, NY
3 Portland, OR
4 Seattle, WA
5 Los Angeles, CA
6 Denver, CO
7 Minneapolis, MN
8 Washington, D.C.
9 Boston, MA
10 Philadelphia, PA
View the full list of The Top 25 Least Wasteful Cities at Fast Company