FUN FAX
Using this type of renewable energy, we could supply the U.S with 100% of its electrical needs
What is wind power?
Instead of a plastic water bottle, use this instead to cut down on plastic waste
What is a reusable water bottle?
the most common of the greenhouse gases
what is carbon dioxide
The amount of waste the average U.S citizen creates daily
What is four pounds of trash?
The most harmful greenhouse gas
What is methane?
If every newspaper was recycled, we could save this many trees each year
250 million
Instead of non-recyclable plastic wrap, try this to cover your food
What is a bees-wax wrap?
the second-largest consumer of the world's water supply, and pollutes the oceans with microplastics
What is fast fashion?
The percentage of recyclable material that ends up getting recycled
What is 30%?
taking old materials and making them into something that they were not originally
what is upcycling?
The percentage of food wasted in America
What is 40%?
Instead of using single use plastic silverware, bring this with you
A reusable bamboo cutlery set
comes from sources such as landfills, the natural gas industry, and gas emitted by livestock
what is methane
The number one source of waste in landfills
What is cardboard?
the letters that stand for an agency/organization that helps protect the environment
what is the EPA?
These products can be recycled over and over again without degrading (hint: there is three)
What is aluminum, metal, and glass?
In order to cut down on the effects of fast fashion, try this
What is thrifting/buying second hand?
layer of gas that protects us from the sun's rays that is being destroyed from air pollution
what is ozone?
If the 21.5 million pounds of food that is sent to the landfill each year was composted, it would be the equivalent of taking this many cars off the road
What is two million cars?
a resource that can be replaced during a lifetime if used wisely
what is renewable?
in the last 200 years, we have added 2.3 trillion tons of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. What percentage of this was added in the last 30 years?
What is 50%?
When you go to a restaurant and have leftovers, bring this instead of a styrofoam or plastic container
What is a reusable container?
people can help prevent water pollution by using less of this type of cleaner which leads to algae blooms in lakes
What is detergent?
The number one polluter in the world is this place
What is China?
By eating one less hamburger, you can save how much land, water, grain, and methane?
What is 64.5 ft^2 of land, 14.6 gallons of water, 13.5 pounds of grain, and 0.126 pounds of methane?