How Green is Your Act?

Do you know how much impact your lifestyle has on the environment?  Would you like to know how best to reduce that impact on the environment?

The best way to find out is by using an Ecological Footprint calculator.

Your Ecological Footprint is a measure of the amount of land needed to supply the resources you consume and assimilate the waste generated. It takes into account the whole lifestyle of products and services used, the land needed to remove carbon dioxide produced and the impact of the energy required to provide the water we consume; however, it does not take into account hazardous impacts of products nor water usage against water availability.

The Environmental Protection Authority Victoria has a number of calculators you can use to evaluate your impact.

You can also calculate your greenhouse gas emissions and even the impact of your car!

Your personal footprint
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/personal/intro...

Your event’s footprint
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/event/introduc...

Your office or department’s footprint
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/office/orgDeta...