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Are You Living a More Life Less Stuff Lifestyle?

The City of Ann Arbor and their education partner, the Ecology Center, wants to understand community attitudes and behaviors around using ‘less stuff’ and reducing consumption. Your responses will help us develop initiatives and reach more community members to encourage a “More life, Less stuff” lifestyle. Response to this quick survey is entirely optional. Information you share will not be associated with personally identifying information or impact your participation in the program. All data will be stored with the Ecology Center's systems.
1.Do you consider the environmental impact of what you buy?
2.What motivates you to use less stuff?
3.What barriers prevent you from using less stuff?
4.What resources or support would encourage you to use less stuff?
5.Sharing & Reuse: How likely are you to take the following actions:
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
Join a local Buy No Things Group
Participate in community swaps
Collect native seeds and share them
Donate what you no longer use
Share with your neighbors
Borrow instead of buy
6.Mindful Consumption: How likely are you to take the following actions:
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
N/A
Give experience-based gifts
Only buy what you need
Buy used before buying new
Limit your technology usage
Don’t replace phones, laptops, TVs, etc. until they break.
7.Repair & Mend: How likely are you to take the following actions:
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
Repair before you replace
Support local repair shops
Learn to repair things
Repurpose when you can’t repair
Mend your clothes before buying new
8.Reduce Food Waste: How likely are you to take the following actions:
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
Meal Planning
Donate to food rescue programs
Eat leftovers, use up what you have
Practice proper food storage
Freeze what you can’t finish
Share excess food
9.Reduce Plastics: How likely are you to take the following actions:
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
Avoid single-use plastic- like plastic bags, straws and utensils.
Opt for reusable instead of single use- like water bottles, to go packaging, & bags
Avoid buying new clothes made of plastic and other non-natural fibers
Wash clothes made with plastic less to reduce microplastics
Choose paper, metal or glass containers over plastic
What Would You Like to Learn More About?
10.Which topics on ‘using less stuff’ are you most interested in?
Check up to three:
Demographics (optional)
11.Age
12.Check all the following that apply to you:
13.Do you live or work in Ann Arbor?
14.Is there anything else you'd like to share with us?
Thank you for taking our survey! The More Life, Less Stuff campaign launched on Earth Day of 2024. Through telling community stories about using less stuff and instead connecting with the world around you, the campaign aimed to raise awareness about overconsumption and inspire people to use less stuff. Sign up for more information at a2morelife.com.