| Your Current Household Emissions |
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Heating, cooling, and lighting our homes, watching TV and playing video games - any use of electricity, gas, or oil creates greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon. So too, does our use of other resources like paper and cans. This page asks you questions to estimate the emissions from your household. If you don’t know the answer to a question, click the help button ( ) next to it to find the Boston average.
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| How many people live in your home? |
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| How do you heat your house? |
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| What is your average monthly electric bill? |
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| What is your average monthly gas bill? |
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| What is your average monthly fuel oil bill? |
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| Based on the number of people in your household, the box at right shows your estimated greenhouse gas emissions from waste. However, if you currently recycle certain materials, your waste emissions may be lower. |
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| Check the following products you currently recycle in your household: |
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Newspapers
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Magazines
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Glass
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Plastic
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Aluminum and steel cans
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| Your total emission by household: |
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