Responsible Consumption
This principle encourages consumers to think carefully about what they buy and how they use it.
What is conscious consumption?
This term refers to an economic system that aims to keep resources in use for as long as possible.
What is Circular Economy?
This type of clothing is made from recycled materials
What is upcycled clothing?
The benefits of meal planning in reducing food waste.
What are saving money, reducing food waste, and eating healthier?
This term refers to discarded electronic devices.
What is electronic waste?
This type of plastic is the most commonly used but most difficult to recycle
What is PET (polyethylene terephthalate)?
What is the term used to describe the process of breaking down old textiles to create new fibers?
What is textile recycling?
This sustainable fabric is made from wood pulp.
What is viscose/rayon?
The benefits of food recovery and redistribution
What are reducing food waste, combating food insecurity, and supporting local communities?
This organization aims to reduce e-waste through repairing and reusing.
What is iFixit?
This organization aims to protect human health and the environment by ensuring the safe management of chemicals and hazardous waste.
What is The United Nations Environment Program?
This principle involves designing products with the intention of being reused, repaired, or recycled.
What is circular design?
This term refers to the practice of reusing textiles to create new products.
What is textile recycling?
The global impact of agriculture upon global greenhouse gas emissions.
What is responsible for 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions?
This country generates the most e-waste per capita in the world.
What is Norway?
This percentage of food produced worldwide is lost or wasted every year
1/3 , roughly 1.3 billion tons
What is the name of the campaign launched by the UN to promote sustainable and consumption and production?
What is the 10YFP on SCP?
This fast fashion company has faced heavy criticism for its environmental impact.
What is H&M?
1.3 billion tons
What is the amount of food waste globally every year?
This toxic substance is often found in electronic devices, and can cause harm to human health and the environment.
What is lead?
Which company is committed to become carbon neutral by 2025?
What is Patagonia?
This company's loop program allows consumers to buy products in reusable packaging.
What is TerraCycle?
This term refers to the practice that corporations undertake to present as being environmentally-conscious, while not actually adhering to those practices.
What is greenwashing?
Two way you can reduce food waste within your own household.
What are buying only what you need, planning meals ahead of time, donating excess food to local charities, composting food scraps, and storing food properly to extend its shelf life?
The estimated amount of global e-waste generated globally (in tons) in 2021 is this.
What is 57 million tons?