Where I come from in the United States, are pretty about the environment. In the Seattle area, we have a really good . At people’s homes, apartment buildings, and , recycling is very important and there is with , just like there is roadside pick-up with . This makes it easy for people to recycle plastics, glass, , , (like leaves, cut grass, and branches) and compost (like ). It’s pretty popular, also, to advertize businesses and buildings as “”, meaning to the environment. For example, there are “eco friendly” , cleaning services, limousine and taxi services, hotels, and office buildings. These businesses claim that the products they use or the way their buildings are constructed are to the environment. Sometimes you can find buildings with “” where the roof of the building is covered in growing plants! Not only does it look nice, but it can actually and which is disturbing to the health of in the Seattle area. Also, driving around Seattle, you might notice a lot of , such as the Toyota Prius. There are lots of cars in Seattle which use part battery part to run, and these models of cars are said to have less of a on the environment.