Fast fashion facts
E-waste and tech truths
Influencers for good?
Sustainable swaps
Fact or fiction
100
Out of 75 million fast fashion factory workers 2% earn minimum wage.
True or false?
True. Most fast fashion workers are paid below minimum.
100
Yearly, 62 billion kg of e-waste is created.
True or false?
True.
100
Fill in the blank:
A ___________ can replace over 500 single-use plastic bottles.Reusable water bottle
100
Electric cars produce zero emissions over their lifetime.
Fact or fiction?
Fiction! Electric vehicles produce up to 50% less emissions in a lifetime than gas cars if they're powered by clean energy.
200
Fill in the blank.
To make a ____ you need 10850L of water.
pair of jeans.
200
Yearly, each person in Australia generates ___ of e-waste.
A)5kg B)7kg C)13kg D)18kg E)20kg
Correct answer: E)20kg.
The average person generates 7kg of e-waste in a year.
200
Which brand partnered with Parley to make sustainable plastic shoes?
Adidas.
200
What item can replace plastic wrap for wrapping your food and keeping it fresh?
Hint: It's origined from an animal.
Beeswax wrap
200
Solar panels generate more energy in their lifetime than it takes to make them.
Fact or fiction?
Fact! Panels usually last between 25 and 30 years, however to make them you would only need 1-3 years of energy.
300
To make a laptop you need approximately ___ liters of water.
190.000 liters of water.
300
What country banned throwaway fast food boxes, cups and plackaging?
France.It was banned on january of 2023.
300
What is the name of the fabric made from recycled plastic bottles?
Recycled polyester(rPET). Making uses between 33% and 53%less energy than making a normal polyester.
300
If everyone in the U.S recycled just one plastic bottle per day, they'd save enough energy to power New York for a year.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction! If everyone did that it would be enough to power about 30.000 houses per year.
400
Yearly, how many clothes are made per person?
14.
400
How many phones are discarted in a year? (in millions)
A) <1 B) between 1-2.5 C) between 2.5-3 D)between 3-5 E) >5
Correct answer: E) >5
Approximately 5.3 million phones are discarted.
400
Which country was the first to ban single-use plastic bags?
A) Canada B)New Zealand C)Bangladesh D) Norway E) Germany
Correct Answer: C)Bangladesh.
It was banned in 2002.
400
To make one T-shirt from recycle polyester, how many plastic bottles are used?
10 bottles per t-shirt.
400
Recycling one aluminum can saves enoough energy to power a cellphone for 5 minutes
Fact or fiction?
Fiction! By recycling one aluminum can you can power a phone for over 10 hours.
500
How many microplastics does a piece of polyester shed per wash?
More than 1 million
500
How much gold is in 1kg of e-waste?
Between 0.8 and 1.5g.
500
What is the name of a store that encourages customers to bring their own containers and buy only what they need?
A zero-waste store. They help eliminate packaging waste, which is 40% of global plastic use.
500
If every household in the U.S replaced a light bulb for an LED it would save enough energy to light Las Vegas for a week.
Fact or fiction?
Fact! By doing that it would save about 9 billion kwh, that could power 3 million homes for a year, which is more energy than LA consumes.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy.