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| Renewable Materials | 100% renewable | ≥ 20% renewable | primarily non-sustainable | ||
| Recycled Materials | 100% recycled | ≥ 20% recycled | primarily non-recycled | ||
| Carbon Emissions | meets Kyoto Protocol | buy carbon offsets | above regulations | ||
| Distance from Production to Purchase | ≤ 100 miles | 101-1000 miles | > 1,000 miles | ||
| Synthetic Compounds | no synthetics used or produced | has or produces synthetics | |||
| Accessibility of Company Information | public accountability | extensive research required | no available information | ||
| Fair Trade | follows Fair Trade standards | few or no regulations | |||
| Multiuse Gear | 3+ uses | 2 uses | 1 use | ||
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| Type of Area | private property | established areas | untouched wilderness, purpose | untouched wilderness, no purpose | |
| Fuel Consumption | alternate transportation | alternate power source | mass transit, vehicles ≥ 30 mpg | vehicles with < 30 mpg | |
| Distance | > 25 miles | 26 to 100 miles | 101 to 300 miles | ≥ 301 miles | |
| Camping Expertise | 1 point each – Travel, Choosing a Campsite, Fires, Outdoor Bathrooms, Washing of Self and Dishes, Trash and General Respect | ||||
| Group Size | ≤ 10, average of ≥ 4 credits | > 10, average of ≥ 4 credits | ≤ 10, average of < 4 credits | > 10, average of < 4 credits | |
| Time Spent in One Location | ≤ 10, < one week | ≤ 10, > one week | > 10, < one week | > 10, > one week | |
| Ecopsychology | educational or cultural purposes | personal reasons | no knowledge or reason | to take advantage of nature | |
| Location | established, ≥ 4 credits, ≥ 2 points | undisturbed, ≥ 4 credits, ≥ 2 points | established, < 4 credits, < 2 points | undisturbed, < 4 credits, < 2 points | |
| Distance | < 100 miles, > one week | < 100 miles, < one week | > 100 miles, > one week | > 100 miles, > one week | |
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| Organic | organic | not organic | |||
| Local | grown locally | not local | |||
| Fair Trade | Fair trade certified | not Fair Trade certified | |||
| Small Farm | grown at a small farm | grown at a corporate farm | |||
| Non-GMO | non-GMO | GMO | |||
| Meat | conscientiously raised or no meat | unconscientiously raised meat | |||
| Home Grown and Locally Gathered | home grown or locally gathered food | not grown or gathered | |||
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