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Action Taken by City Residents to Help Protect the Environment
Last August, city officials interviewed about 500 residents to find out people’s attitudes to protecting the environment and what actions they had taken.Here are the results：
As the diagram shows, the percentage of those who felt that they needed to help protect the environment is as high as 96%.Very few (4%) felt it was not necessary.More than half of those who took part in the survey had done four of the five activities in the past month.Around 90% have tried to recycle waste such as glass, metal and paper; and more than two thirds (70%) have tried to cut back on the use of disposable packaging, such as plastic honey bottles, and butter and yoghurt containers.Also, the majority of residents had cycled or walked.
Unfortunately, not as many who took part have taken action to save water and energy in their homes.Just under 40% (38%) tried to save water when they were washing dishes or taking showers.Just over half (51%) tried to save energy by reducing the use of air conditioning or turning off lights.
To sum up, it seems that almost all who took part understand the need to help take care of the environment.Most of them try to recycle waste, ride bikes and walk, and reduce the use of disposable packaging.However, not as many are saving water and energy.This indicates that the residents need to pay more attention to these two activities.
