Eco-Lifestyle Quiz
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1) When making a local journey (i.e less than 5 miles) do you usually drive rather than walk, cycle, or use public transport?
a) Yes
b) No

2) Do you often share car journeys with family and friends?
a) Yes
b) No

3) Do you travel faster than 50 miles per hour by car whenever possible?
a) Yes
b) No

4) Do you travel by aeroplane more than once a year?
a) Yes
b) No

5) Do you tend to cycle or walk to do leisure activities, such as going to the pub or playing sport in your spare time?
a) Yes
b) No

6) In cold weather at home, do you wear only lightweight clothes (e.g. T-shirts)?
a) Yes
b) No

7) Do you monitor your use of heating and hot water, adjusting it to your requirements (e.g. thermostatic boiler controls)?
a) Yes
b) No

8) Do you usually switch off electrical appliances completely when not in use (e.g. TVs, computers, CD players and lights)?
a) Yes
b) No

9) Have you switched any of your electricity supplies to come from renewable energy sources (e.g. solar, wind turbine, geothermal)?
a) Yes
b) No

10) Do you purchase energy-efficient products and appliances (e.g. loft and cavity wall insulation, low energy light bulbs, double or triple glazing, condensing boilers)?
a) Yes
b) No

11) Do you power-shower more often than taking a bath or an un-powered shower?
a) Yes
b) No

12) Do you wash your clothes after one day’s wear?
a) Yes
b) No

13) Do you leave the tap with water running down the drain, e.g. when brushing your teeth, peeling vegetables or rinsing bottles?
a) Yes
b) No

14) Does your home have water-saving devices in the toilets (e.g. a low flush lever or something reducing the flush)?
a) Yes
b) No

15) Do you use a rainwater butt, or reuse bath water (e.g. for garden use)?
a) Yes
b) No

16) Do you usually buy locally produced food and vegetables?
a) Yes
b) No

17) Do you usually eat pre-packaged meals?
a) Yes
b) No

18) If you purchase wood products, such as furniture, wood floors and Christmas trees, do you ensure that they come from sustainable forests?
a) Yes
b) No

19) Do you usually replace consumer goods such as washing machine, fridge, kettle, toaster before they have reached the end of their useful product life?
a) Yes
b) No

20) When you buy consumer goods do you usually look for environmental information about the product, e.g. eco-label or energy rating?
a) Yes
b) No

21) Do you grow or eat organic food?
a) Yes
b) No

22) Is your home plot mainly covered by concrete, gravel or extensions - having little or no garden?
a) Yes
b) No

23) Do you grow fruit and vegetables each year (e.g. in your allotment or garden)?
a) Yes
b) No

24) Do you actively support and encourage wildlife (e.g. in your garden, bird table, wildlife charities membership)?
a) Yes
b) No

25) Have you reduced the use of home and garden chemicals and/or do you use more eco-friendly products?
a) Yes
b) No

26) Do you pass on old clothes and goods (e.g. to charity shops)?
a) Yes
b) No

27) Do you keep things that ‘might be useful one day’ rather than throwing them away, even if this creates clutter?
a) Yes
b) No

28) Do you recycle at least a third of your home waste (e.g. glass, paper, plastic and tins)?
a) Yes
b) No

29) Do you compost food and garden waste (e.g. composter or compost heap)?
a) Yes
b) No

30) Is it difficult most weeks to fit all your rubbish into a standard-sized bin?
a) Yes
b) No
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