Live Green Quiz!

If my heat/AC is on, the windows are closed. If the windows are open, the heat/AC is off.

My furniture is not up against radiant heat elements. Restricting air flow wastes energy.

I use the recycling container in my room to collect #1-7 plastic bottles with screw tops (no lids), office paper, junk mail, newspapers, paperboard, and cardboard. For more info on what can be recycled at CSU visit: www

I always turn off lights and appliances unless they are in use.

I conserve water: I never leave water running while brushing my teeth and I only wash full loads of laundry - this will save a buck too.

I bike or walk on campus and carpool with friends to run errands.

I haven't wasted any food in the dining centers in the last 3 meals.

I always take to-go meals in reusable tupperware and not styrofoam containers.

I have a living plant(s) in the room. To qualify as living, there must be at least 3 green leaves intact.

I have purchased wind power for my electricity use. Visit www.housing.colostate.edu/green/greenpower.aspx to sign up if you haven't already done so!

Two or more of my major appliances are Energy Star (TV, stereo, computer, microfridge). Lightbulbs are compact fluorescent.

Three of my health/beauty products are either produced cruelty free or produced sustainably to benefit economically impoverished communities (products not tested on animals, products made with or packaged in recycled materials, or products that support local communities).

I have enabled energy saving features on all computers and appliances (screensavers waste energy and automatic shutoff features save energy).

I never have multiple appliances that have the same use in use simultaneously (e.g TV and stereo).

I have spent three or more hours engaged in outdoor recreational activities in the last week - frisbee golf counts.

My appliances are plugged into power strips. Power strips are turned off when appliances are not in use.

One or more of my food products are labeled organic or have been grown locally by independent farmers (e.g. purchased at a farmer's market).

I save paper printed on one side for printing on the other side or for use as scratch paper.

I have donated something I don't need or use to a thrift store, second-hand, or resale store in the last 60 days.

I'm such a conservationist that I save spare pieces of string to add to my ball of twine.

I have joined the Live Green Team! For more info visit: www