Greenwashing
When companies use false advertising to exaggerate their sustainability efforts
What is greenwashing
This Swedish girl is one of the most prominent activists for climate change.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Composting prevents food waste from going here
What is a landfill?
Rapper of hit songs "kiss me thru the phone" and "crank da ___"
the act of withdrawing relations with a company (ex the Montgomery bus ___)
What is Solja-boycott
This notorious fast fashion company recently hosted an influencer trip to their factories to prove they didn't exploit child labor.
What is Shein?
These are filler words that evoke a vague sense of eco-friendliness. They include "green" "bio-friendly" and "natural"
What are "buzzwords"
This star of The Avengers and 13 Turning 30 recently received the Global Green Millennium Award for Environmental Leadership
Who is Mark Ruffalo?
In the absence of oxygen, our food waste releases large amounts of this gas into our atmosphere.
What is methane
Filler words that often invoke a false sense of environmentalism
The NYT spelling game were all addicted to
What is buzzwordle
In 2017, a team of journalists uncovered that this Swedish fast fashion brand had burned over 13 tons of clothes in 5 years.
What is H&M
This use of greenwashing includes paper straws promoted as the sustainable option without acknowledging the large amount of water used in manufacturing
What is "the hidden trade-off"
In 2017 he was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change. He was also named Jack in this 1997 Best Picture winner.
Who is Leonardo Dicaprio?
This is the percentage of fruits and vegetables that can be composted.
What is 100%
the act of converting waste into usable material (one of the three R's)
A creature with one eye as seen in the Odyssey.
What is recyclops
This second-hand shopping trend is a great way to avoid fast fashion.
What is thrifting
In 2015 this company violated the "Clean Air Act" by installing illegal software in their vehicles to avoid emissions regulations, all while maintaining an eco-friendly facade.
This artist and producer stood up against climate change by creating a record that is set to be buried for 100 years and will be destroyed if rising sea levels aren't addressed.
Who is Pharrell Williams?
These foods cannot composted
What are meats, baked goods, bones, fatty foods, and grease
precipitation made toxic by air and water pollution
hit Lady Gaga song "___ on me"
What is Acid rain on me
When textiles break down in the ocean, they release this into our ecosystems.
What are microplastics
Airline companies use this strategy to say they are "zero emissions" by matching the amount of carbon emissions with trees planted.
What is "carbon-offsetting"
In 2020 this artist teamed up with Reverb to create plastic-free concerts. She is as green-minded as her hair.
Who is Billie Eilish?
What are droughts
in composting, to rot or decay
hit white rapper who sang "sunflower" and "congratulations"
What is "decompost-malone"
This is the percent of clothing the average American consumes compared to 20 years ago.
What is 400%