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How big is your foot?

Do you know how your actions impact the environment? Answer the following ten questions to get a better idea about how big your carbon footprint is, compared to the average Canadian footprint.

1. Do you get to school by:
    car
    carpool
    school bus
    city bus
    walking or biking

2. What kind of home do you live in?
    apartment or condo
    house
    trailer

3. How many times do you shower per week?
    1-2
    3-4
    5-6
    7-8
    9 or more

4. Do you ever have a bath instead of a shower?
yes
no

5. Do your parents own a swimming pool?
yes
no

6. How many televisions are there in your home?
    one
    two
    three
    four
    more than four

7. Do your parents get a newspaper?
yes
no

8. How many bags of garbage do your parents put out each week?
    1
    2
    3 or 4
    more than 4

9. Do you recycle?
yes
no

10. Do your parents have a vegetable garden?
yes
no

11. Are you:
    a student participating in CAP for Youth
    someone referred by a student participating in CAP for Youth
    none of the above

CAP for Youth is a project of

Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative
55 Water Street West, Suite 370
Cornwall, ON K6J 1A1

With support provided by the
Community Go Green Fund