The 3 R's
What are the 3 R’s of waste management?
A. Reduce, reuse, recycle
B. Responsibility, respect, reasonableness
C. Recycle, respond, respect
D. Respond, reuse, reclaim
A. Reduce, reuse, recycle
In general, who is affected the most by labor exploitation?
A. Men
B. Women and children
C. Businesspeople
B. Women and children
How much water is wasted in tons daily?
A. They don’t waste water
B. 50,000 tons
C. 1 million tons
D. 2 million tons
D. 2 million tons
What kind of plastic is in our clothes that ends up in our waterways and damages the ecosystem every time we wash them?
A. Aluminum
B. Plastic Bottles
C. Plastic bags
D. Microplastics
D. Microplastics
What fraction of money do fast fashion workers in Bangladesh earn to have “basic facilities”?
A. 1/5
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
B. 1/4
What is an example of reuse?
A. Make a bird feeder from a used plastic water bottle
B. Separate your trash into glass, cardboard, and paper
C. Minimize the use of plastic and polyethylene
D. Buy new cardboard to make an art project
A. Make a bird feeder from a used plastic water bottle
The United States takes advantage of the low wages of other countries by paying their workers only _____ per hour
A. 3 cents
B. 50 cents
C. 1 dollar
D. 3 dollars
A. 3 cents
What is the #1 contributor to climate change?
A. Methane produced by cows 🐄💨
B. Burning fossil fuels⛽🚗⚡
C. Deforestation 🪵🪓
D. Volcanic activity 🌋
B. Burning fossil fuels⛽🚗⚡
What type of fabric comes from fossil fuels and contributed to global warming?
A. Polyester
B. Cotton
C. Wool
D. Linen
A. Polyester
What percentage of workers in fast fashion do NOT earn a living wage (sufficient to live)?
A. 17%
B. 53%
C. 78%
D. 93%
D. 93%
Which of these materials is not recyclable?
A. Plastic bottles
B. Batteries (with a specific process)
C. Glass
D. Paper napkins
D. Paper napkins
How much clothing is produced every year?
A. 50 million clothes
B. 100 million clothes
C. 100 million clothes
D. 700 million clothes
C. 100 million clothes
How many kilos of clothes are thrown away every second?
A. 2 kilos
B. 213 kilos
C. 2525 kilos
D. 5000 kilos
C. 2525 kilos
What are the top 5 countries where ist is most common to find labor in the fast fashion sector?
A. Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia
B. China, Mexico, Canada, Spain, India
C. Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India
D. United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, China
C. Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India
What percent of fast fashion clothing ends up in a landfill within a year after its purchase?
¿Qué porcentaje de la ropa de moda rápida termina en un vertedero dentro del año posterior a su compra?
A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 80%
C. 60%
Compost is an example of which of the 3 R’s?
A. Reduce
B. Reuse
C. Recycle
D. All 3
D. All 3
What is the definition of ‘Fast Fashion’?
A. A movement that seeks to preserve vintage clothing
B. The uniforms used in the fast-food industry
C. A mass production and consumption phenomenon that increases at the same rate as changing trends
D. A clothing style that focuses on elegance and sophistication
C. A mass production and consumption phenomenon that increases at the same rate as changing trends
How much water pollution comes from fast fashion?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 50%
B. 20%
How much has the production of clothes increased in the past 3 years?
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 200%
D. 500%
B. 100%
Earth's surface is covered with nearly _____ of water.
(a) 71%
(b) 74%
(c) 72%
(d) 73%
(a) 71%
_____is an example of non-renewable natural resources
A. Water
B. Solar energy
C. Crops
D. Coal and petroleum
D. Coal and petroleum
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a) Tar
b) Coal
c) Petroleum
d) All the above
d) All the above
Recycling reduces
A. energy usage
B. air pollution
C. water pollution
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Green House effect refers to
a) Cooling of earth
b) Trapping of UV rays
c) Warming of earth
d) Cultivation of plants
c) Warming of earth
What percentage of greenhouse gas emissions comes from the fast fashion industry?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
B. 10%