earth overshoot day
what happens on the 30 july
earth overshoot day
tesla Y
Best-selling electric car 2025
This is the act or phrase of reusing materials to increase sustainability
Recycling
Single-use products - bags, straws, cigarettes, bottles etc.
Which type of plastic products usually ends up as waste?
True or false
the environment we’ve created now outweighs the natural world
Earth Overshoot Day happens because humans use too much of this liquid fossil fuel to run cars and airplanes.
What is oil? (or gasoline/petrol)
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Who was the minister of Denmark in the year 2000
This is a location unrecycled material can end up
City dump, Landfill, Ocean
Asia, especially China.
Which continent produces the most waste?
Microbes
the last species to survive
Even though this Scandinavian country seems green, it is among the absolute worst in the world, hitting its overshoot day on March 20th.
What is Denmark?
10
How many does Denmark have of waste sorted at home
These are some of the reasons to recycle materials
Conservation of materials, energy reduction reduction of waste products
Metric tons
What does the “Mt” mean?
This will happen if we don’t change our behaviour
Asteroid impacts, supervolcano eruptions and climate change
When we use up nature's budget too fast, we cut down too many trees, which leads to the destruction of this wild green environment where monkeys live.
What is the rainforest (or forest)
1992
When did dk win in the European Championships
This is the most recycled material in the world
Metal/steel
Over 460 Mts
How much plastic is produced worldwide annually?
This industry is the most resource heavy in the world
What is the consumption industry
We can help change the date by throwing away less of this item, which we buy at the grocery store and eat for dinner.
What is food? (or food waste)
46
How big are stone's shoes
This is the symbol that signifies what a product is made of, and how to recycle it
Recycling codes
Over 20 Mts
How much plastic appears out in the environment according to IUCN?
This is the average size of man-made trash per person made every week
estimated to be the mass of a human