How Eco-Friendly Are You?

Although awareness of the climate emergency has increased in recent times, there is still a lot that needs to be done to minimise the effects of man-made global warming. This quiz will tell you how eco-friendly you are provided that you answer every question honestly.

The average person would score approximately 30% on this quiz. We have less than 10 years to stop destroying our planet, leaving us no time to waste. Climate change denial and government inaction will hinder our efforts, but your interest in measuring how eco-friendly you are already sets you on the path towards 1.5 degrees Celsius average temperature increase.

Created by: Green Horizons

Taking the prices before any discounts and only including clothes not made from sustainable fabrics, how much did you spend on new clothes/footwear of any kind and for any purpose in the last year? Values are in US dollars.
- $250 or less
- $251 to $500
- $501 to $750
- $751 to $1000
- $1001 to $1250
- $1251 to $1500
- More than $1500
- I always buy second-hand clothes
Do you use at least one search engine that either plants trees or cleans up ocean-bound plastic with the revenue they earn?
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Most of the time
- Always
How much fuel does your car use in a year? If you share a car, select the answer matching your share of the fuel consumption.
- None, I use an electric car
- None, I don’t use a car
- 250 L (66 US gallons) or less
- 250 to 500 L (66 to 132 US gallons)
- 500 to 750 L (132 to 198 US gallons)
- 750 to 1000 L (198 to 264 US gallons)
- 1000 to 1500 L (264 to 396 US gallons)
- More than 1500 L (396 US gallons)
What fuel do you use for your car?
- Petrol, unleaded
- Diesel
- Hydrogen
- CNG, LPG, and similar
- Biofuels, ethanol, or biodiesel
- Electricity
- Petrol with lead
- I don’t use a car
What is the total distance you flew in the past year?
- I am part of the flight shaming movement (0 km)
- Less than 5000 km
- 5000 to 10000 km
- 10000 to 15000 km
- 15000 to 20000 km
- 20000 to 30000 km
- 30000 to 40000 km
- More than 40000 km
Do you only book flights on fuel efficient aircraft, e.g, Boeing 787, A350, A320neo family, A220?
- Yes
- I try to but I can’t always fly on these aircraft
- I don’t know what plane model I will be flying on
- I don’t care what plane model I fly on
- I don’t fly
What form of public transport do you usually use?
- None and I use an electric car, bicycle, or I walk
- None and I use a hybrid car
- None and I use a normal car
- Diesel bus or train
- Hybrid bus
- Electric bus, train, or subway
- Alternative fuel bus (CNG, etc.)
- Alternative fuel and electric hybrid bus
How many bags of rubbish do you produce and throw out each week?
- Less than one a week (average)
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- More than 5
How often do you recycle?
- I recycle everything that can be recycled, even things like toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, etc.
- I recycle almost all paper cardboard, plastic, but nothing unusual
- I generally reuse before I recycle
- I only recycle about half of what I can recycle
- I only recycle about a quarter of what I can recycle
- I don’t recycle so everything goes in the trash
How much electricity did you use in the last month?
- 0 to 200 kWh
- 200 to 400 kWh
- 400 to 600 kWh
- 600 to 700 kWh
- 700 to 800 kWh
- 800 to 1000 kWh
- 1000 to 1250 kWh
- More than 1250 kWh
The electricity you use is generated by...
- Coal
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Nuclear
- Hydro, Biomass, Tidal
- Wind, Solar, Geothermal
- Other non-renewable
- Other renewable
How often do you buy items with packaging made from recycled materials?
- Don’t care
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always if possible
Approximately what percentage of your food is organic or locally grown?
- Unsure
- 0%
- 20%
- 40%
- 50%
- 60%
- 80%
- 100%
Approximately what percentage of food do you waste?
- 0%
- 5%
- 10%
- 20%
- 30%
- 40%
- 50%
- More than 50%
How much makeup do you use?
- A lot
- A little
- None
Check the ingredients in your sunscreen. How many of these chemicals does your sunscreen have? List: oxybenzone (AKA benzophenone-3 or BP3), octyl methoxycinnamate (AKA octinoxate or OMC), or octocrylene.
- Zero
- One or more
- I don’t use sunscreen
How often do you flush the toilet on average? If you don’t have a dual flush toilet that works properly pick one of the full flush options.
- Half flush once or twice a day
- Half flush 3 to 4 times a day
- Half flush 5 to 7 times a day
- Half flush more than 7 times a day
- Full flush once or twice a day
- Full flush 3 to 4 times a day
- Full flush 5 to 7 times a day
- Full flush more than 7 times a day
How long is an average shower for you? This is assuming you have the shower running at about half its maximum water output.
- 3 minutes or less each day
- 3 to 5 minutes each day
- 6 to 7 minutes each day
- 8 to 10 minutes each day
- 11 to 12 minutes each day
- 13 to 15 minutes each day
- More than 15 minutes each day
- I take baths
Do you leave the tap running when you don’t need to, e.g. when brushing teeth?
- Yes
- Sometimes
- No
Have you ever thrown out a large quantity of items when you could’ve given them away or donated them?
- Yes, more than once
- Yes, once
- No
How often do you throw out something that could’ve been given away, donated, or reused?
- I throw away everything except my life
- I throw away most things when finished with them
- I throw away about half of them
- I throw away about a quarter of them
- I only throw them away if I can’t find a second life for them
- Never
Do you have any children?
- No, not planning to have children
- (Planning to) have one child
- (Planning to) have two children
- (Planning to) have three children
- (Planning to) have more than three children
When shopping, which is most accurate for you?
- I use my own bag made from cloth or recycled materials
- I use my own bag but it’s not made from cloth or recycled materials
- I use one bag from previous shops and reuse it as much as I can
- I use one bag and then use it for other purposes
- I get a new bag at the counter every time, even if it costs money for a bag
- I get multiple bags at the counter every time
How much of the stuff you buy needs long-distance shipping to get to the market or your home? If it is not locally produced then assume it needed long distance shipping.
- 0%
- 20%
- 40%
- 50%
- 60%
- 80%
- 100%
- Unsure
Do you encourage other people to take action to reduce the severity of climate change?
- Yes
- No
How often do you use plastic cutlery, plastic cups, and plastic plates?
- I use them often and recycle it all
- I use them occasionally and recycle it all
- I only use them for special occasions like birthdays and recycle it all
- I never use them
- I use them often but don’t recycle
- I use them occasionally but don’t recycle
- I only use them for special occasions but don’t recycle
How often do you use heating or cooling systems in your home?
- I use it all the time and change it according to the seasons
- Heating in winter only
- Cooling in summer only
- I only use it for heatwaves, etc.
- I don’t have one
- I have one but don’t use it
The lighting in your home consists of mainly...
- Incandescent bulbs
- Fluorescent or CFL bulbs
- Halogen bulbs
- Xenon bulbs
- LEDs
Which describes your driving habits? Only answer if you do not have an electric car.
- I don’t drive
- I push down hard on the gas and brake hard
- I push down hard on the gas but brake gently
- I push down gently on the gas and only brake hard when I need to
- I push down gently on the gas but brake hard
- I drive an electric car
Do you generally buy food in large quantities or small quantities?
- Mostly large
- Even mix of large and small
- Mostly small
Do you only buy eco-friendly brands?
- Yes, always
- Most of the time
- I do it whenever I can
- Rarely
- Never
Which most accurately describes you?
- I buy a drink bottle and refill it with water from a drinking fountain or with boiled water
- I buy water from the shop and reuse the bottle(s)
- I buy water from the shop and recycle the bottles
- I buy water from the shop and throw away the bottles
- I use the kettle as a water source
Which most accurately describes you?
- I unplug appliances that I don’t need right now
- I unplug appliances that I won’t be using for a while
- I turn off appliances that I don’t need right now
- I turn off appliances if I won’t be using them for a while
- I leave the more important appliances on standby
- I leave most appliances on standby
- I leave appliances on if I will be using them again in a short time (10 minutes)
- I always leave appliances on
Which most accurately describes you?
- I borrow all my books from the library
- I get most books from the library and the rest are purchased
- I get about half my books from the library and the rest are purchased
- I get a few of my books from the library and the rest are purchased
- I always purchase books and don’t go to the library
- After I finish reading a book I donate it or give it away
Which most accurately describes you?
- I replace my appliances with the same model
- I replace my appliances with more energy efficient models
Which most accurately describes you?
- I wash clothes or dishes only with a full load and tumble dry
- I wash clothes or dishes with a mostly full load and tumble try
- I wash clothes or dishes with a half-empty load and tumble dry
- I wash clothes or dishes with a mostly empty load and tumble dry
- I wash clothes or dishes only with a full load
- I wash clothes or dishes with a mostly full load
- I wash clothes or dishes with a half-empty load
- I wash clothes or dishes with a mostly empty load
Do you turn off the lights when leaving the room for more than 20 to 30 seconds?
- All the time
- Most of the time
- Sometimes
- Hardly
- Never
Do you grow any of your food at home
- My food is entirely homegrown
- My food is mostly homegrown
- About half my food is homegrown
- A little bit of my food is homegrown
- None of my food is homegrown
Are you trying to buy as little as possible
- Yes
- Yes, but sometimes I can’t resist the urge to buy something extra
- No
- I love buying stuff, even if I won’t use it
How many tonnes of CO2e do you offset each year? Include things like Ecosia, Treeapp, and similar apps/websites.
- 0
- 0-5
- 5-10
- 10-15
- 15-20
- 20-25
- 25-30
- 30+
Do you buy palm oil products?
- Frequently
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
Do you raise awareness about the climate emergency?
- Yes
- No
Do you participate in activities that help the planet, such as litter collections, tree planting, etc.
- Yes, as much as I can
- Yes, but sometimes I can’t make it
- Rarely
- Not yet
What do you do with used packaging?
- Recycle it if possible
- Reuse or recycle if possible
- Reuse then throw it out
- Throw it out immediately
How much soap do you use in a year?
- 250 g or less
- 251 to 500 g
- 501 g to 750 g
- 751 g to 1 kg
- 1 kg to 1.5 kg
- 1.5 kg to 2 kg
- 2 kg to 2.5 kg
- More than 2.5 kg
Do you smoke?
- Yes, both indoors and outdoors
- Yes, indoors only
- No
What best describes your diet?
- Meat in most meals
- Meat once a day
- Meat once every few days
- Meat once a week
- Meat less often
- Pescatarian (no meat except fish)
- Vegetarian (no meat)
- Vegan (no meat, no animal products like eggs, milk, etc.)
Do you use environmentally friendly cleaning products instead of bleach, etc.?
- Yes
- Whenever I can
- No
Which best describes your printing habits?
- I print single-sided all the time in colour
- I print single-sided most of the time in colour
- I print double-sided in colour unless printing double-sided doesn’t make sense
- I print double-sided in colour all the time
- I print single-sided all the time in black and white
- I print single-sided most of the time in black and white
- I print double-sided in black and white unless double-sided printing doesn’t make sense
- I print double-sided in black and white all the time
Do you eat beef and/or lamb?
- Yes, in most meals
- Yes, once a day
- Yes, once every few days
- Yes, once a week
- Yes, once every two weeks
- Yes, once every month
- Yes, less often
- No

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