Dearly Departed
Plastic Bags can take up to _______ years to decompose
What is up to 1000- years
The process of transforming waste such as plastic, paper,metal, and glass into new products is what R
What is recycling
What % of the earth is covered by water?
What is 71%
What are the Apparel and Footwear Industry
Trashed food ends up in a landfill, where it rots and emits
What is Methane
Aluminium cans can take up to _______ years to decompose
What is 200 years
Repurposing broken items, using glass jars for storage, donating old clothes, or reusing bags.
What is reuse
What is the percentage of the earths water that is useable?
What is 3 %
What % of clothing that gets thrown away could be recycled or upcycled.
What is 95%
Adjusting your thermostat 7 to 10 degrees (higher during the summer, lower during the winter) for eight hours each day will yield up to a
What is 10% savings in your annual energy bill
True or False:Plastic bottles constitute almost 50% of all recyclable waste at landfills and take about 450 years to decompose. The best way to dispose of plastic bottles is to recycle them.
What is true
A form of recycling in which organic waste like food scraps and yard trimmings break down into nutrient-rich soil, returning valuable nutrients to the earth.
What is composting
How long does it take decayed plants and animal to transform into fossil fuels?
What is: 50 to 350 million years
What is 7,500
These use power even when they are just sitting in your inbox because data centers store and manage them.
What are emails?
Glass is non-biodegradable and takes up to ______ years to decompose in landfills.
What is 1 million
The most important “R” because it can help lead to a world without waste.
What is Reducing
Name 3 of the 5 most important national resources.
What is: Air, Water, Soil, Iron, and Forests.
This is about how much clothing the average American throws away each year.
What is 80 lbs.
This simple habit can help reduce your environmental footprint instead of eating out.
What is dine in
Discarded clothing may remain in landfills for decades, depending on the material. Natural fabrics like cotton could break down after a few months, whereas synthetic fabrics take up to _____ years to decompose.
What is 200
What materials can be recycled back into themselves?
Cardboard, glass, aluminum, steel, paper, lead-acid batteries, and plastics #1 and #2.
What environmental damage does deforestation cause in rainforests? Name 2
Massive biodiversity loss, disrupted water and nutrient cycles, droughts, soil erosion, and reduced CO₂ absorption
This comparison was used to describe the impact of 1.5 tons of CO2 per household per year from clothing consumption.
What is 6000 cars on the road
When traveling by air, this can help reduce your environmental footprint.
What is packing a lighter checked bag or carry-on?