EARTH DAY JEOPARDY

REDUCE

100

WHAT CLUB FOCUSES ON RECYCLING?

GREEN TEAM

200

THERE ARE 6 TYPES OF RECYCLING BINS, NAME ALL 6.

1. BATTERIES 

2. PAPER

3. ORGANIC

4. METAL

5. PLASTIC

6. GLASS

300

HOW MANY YEARS DOES IT TAKE FOR PLASTIC TO BREAK DOWN?

500

400

HOW MANY PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE THROWN AWAY EVERY HOUR IN AMERICA?

2.5^MILLION

500

HOW MANY TREES CAN AMERICA SAVE IF WE RECYCLE EVERY NEWSPAPER?

250^MILLION

REUSE

100

OVER 75^% OF WASTE IS RECYCLABLE, HOW MUCH ARE WE RECYCLING?

ABOUT 30^%

200

HOW MANY TREES WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE 1 TON OF PAPER?

17

300

RECYCLING 1 WINE BOTTLE CAN LIGHT A ¹⁰⁰ WATT LIGHT BULB FOR HOW MANY HOURS?

3

400

RECYCLING 1 ALUMINUM CAN HAS ENOUGH POWER TO POWER A TV FOR HOW MANY HOURS?

4

500

RECYCLING 100 ALUMINUM CANS HAS ENOUGH POWER TO POWER A LIGHTBULB FOR HOW MANY WEEKS?

2

RECYCLE

100

WHAT IS THE RECYCLING MOTTO?

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!

200

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF SOMETHING IS RECYCLABLE OR NOT?

LOOK FOR A RECYCLING SYMBOL

300

WHAT COUNTRY RECYCLES THE MOST?

GERMANY

400

WHAT IS PLOGGING?

EXERCISING WHILE PIKING UP TRASH

500

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PLASTIC ACTUALLY GETS RECYCLED?

9%