Environmental Facts
This material kills over a million sea animals annually
What is plastic?
Plastic bags and other plastic garbage that end up in the ocean kill over 1,000,000 sea animals every year
What are produce grown without herbicides and chemicals
What is organic?
How long can synthetic fibers like polyester or lycra take to break down fully in a landfill?
What is 30 to 40 years
Where does most plastic in the world end up?
What is in the ocean?
True or False: Recent studies conclude that 45 percent of wildlife habitat in Canada could be lost or altered by the end of the century.
What is true?
According to Toronto Environmental Alliance 45 percent of wildlife habitat in Canada could be lost or altered by the end of the century. This could result in a 20 percent loss of species, such as polar bears, songbirds and waterfowl in the Arctic and the boreal forest
This day is recognized as Earth Day
April 22
What region on Earth produces 20% of the planet’s oxygen
What is The Amazon rainforest
What is the most littered item in the world
What is cigarette butts?
cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world, with roughly 4.5 trillion being tossed each year
What do you call organic waste that can be used as a fertilizer for growing plants
What is compost?
Earth is the only planet with liquid water
What is true?
To avoid wasting water from evaporation, this part of the day is preferable for watering lawns and plants
What is early morning?
Which regions have experienced the most obvious and impactful effect of global warming so far?
What is Arctic Regions
A way to reduce packaging waste is to use packaging that is…
What is recyclable?
This method of disposal is the best for the environment
What is recycling?
True or False:
Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
What is True
This is the biggest environmental problem today
What is outdoor air pollution?
Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that an estimated 4.2 to 7 million people die from air pollution worldwide every year
The rise in global temperatures is called what?
What is global warming?
Name 3 types of renewable energy sources
What is solar / wind / hydro electric / bio / ocean / geothermal energy?
This country is the greenest in the world
What is Sweden?
Sweden is ranked as the greenest country in the world in 2023 by GreenMatch.co.uk.
True or False:
Earth Day is the one and only day during the year that we should care about the environment and act to protect it
What is False
We should always care about the environment and act to protect it. Earth Day brings together people from across the world in a huge effort to do so.
This material can be recycled up to 6 times
What is paper from trees?
Paper comes from trees and can be recycled a maximum of six times, after which, its fibres become too weak to hold together. It means if the daily run of any country’s popular magazine or newspaper was to be recycled, it could save about 75,000 trees
When a organization spends more time and money on marketing itself as environmentally friendly than on actually minimizing its environmental impact, what is this called?
What is "greenwashing"
This material can take up to 1 million years to decompose
What is glass bottle?
This is why glass recycling is so important. Glass can be recycled indefinitely without losing its value, It is always to better to reuse or recycle glass rather than throw it away or litter it.
How many gallons of water would it take on average to produce one cotton t-shirt?
What is 650+ gallons
Bamboo is considered an incredibly sustainable resource because it regenerates quickly and does not require a lot water
What is True
Bamboo is becoming a well-known substance in sustainability because of its versatility and smaller environmental impact. Bamboo can be used to produce items from furniture to clothing.