Recycling and Waste
The recycling bin, a cereal box goes in
What is Recycling?
Not leaving the water running during this daily hygienic activity saves 8 gallons of water a day
What is brushing teeth?
The word for produce grown without GMOs, man-made fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals, or growth regulators
What is Organic?
What is the number of National Parks in the U.S?
105
59
72
What is 59?
How much does the average American consume in paper, wood, and other products made from trees each year?
a. 1 tree
b. 5 trees
c. 7 trees
d. 15 trees
What is 7 trees?
8 million metric tons of what end up in our oceans each year
What is plastic?
The most sustainable diet
What is Vegan?
This meat leaves the biggest environmental footprint
Turkey
Fish
Lamb
What is Lamb?
This nation produces the most waste
What is the United States?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is estimated to be twice the size of this U.S. state.
What is Texas?
What is it called when you recycle food scraps?
What is composting?
The average American uses 17.2 gallons of water a day, doing this hygienic activity
What is a shower?
What is the main greenhouse gas produced by vehicles
What is CO2?
The most polluted state in the U.S.
In what year will there be more plastic in the ocean than there are fish?
A) 2035
B) 2040
C) 2050
What is 2050?
What is the most recycled material?
Cans
Plastic Bottles
Paper
What is Cans?
This appliance uses the most water in the household
What is the toilet?
Natural gas with the chemical formula CH4 is contributing to global warming
What is Methane?
What type of car is the most sustainable
What is an electric car?
By cutting your daily meat intake by half, you can reduce your footprint
A) 35%
B) 12%
C)57%
What is 35%?
How much plastic is actually recycled?
9%
43%
76%
What is 9%?
What is the second greatest energy use in our homes?
What is water heating
A person who doesn’t eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese, or any other animal or dairy products
What is Vegan?
This is the most sustainable/”greenest” state in the United States?
What is Vermont?
How many liters of water does it take to make 1 pair of jeans?
A) 52 liters
B) 476 liters
C) 1,028 liters
D) 3,781 liters
What is 3,781 liters of water?