Sustainable Inks
These Earth safe materials are what we used to color our inks this week.
What are spices and charcoal?
These three categories are the most commonly recycled and the easiest to recycle.
What are paper, glass, and plastic?
This is energy that comes from the sun.
What is solar energy?
To take an item and remake it into something else to prevent it from turning into waste.
What is recycling?
This renewable resource was the solvent we used for our inks this week.
What is boiling water?
What is a reusable grocery bag?
This non-renewable resource is what most of our world's electricity is currently being run on.
What is a fossil fuel? (or carbon)
A resource that is in infinite supply, or can be treated to be used again and again forever?
This spice comes from bell peppers and creates a reddish-orange colored ink.
What is paprika?
When brushing your teeth, you should do this to reduce the amount of water waste that you are producing.
What is turning off the water?
This energy source is harvested through large turbines that work by rotating the blades to create energy.
What is wind energy?
An element produced by trees that allows us to breathe.
What is oxygen?
These three things are the necessary components to make an ink.
What are a pigment, a solvent, and a binder?
True or False? A used paper plate with food residue on it can go into the recycling bin.
False.
True or false - a plugged in phone charger will continue to use electricity even when it is not connected to your phone?
True
This is the impact that you have on the Earth based on your consumption of non-renewable resources and your contribution to waste.
What is your carbon footprint?
This ingredient, typically used in gluten free baking, is what we used to hold our inks together and thicken them.
What is xanthan gum?
What is fruits and vegetables?
This energy source is created by splitting atoms to create a large reaction that results in toxic waste.
What is nuclear energy?
This component in ink is what the pigment and binder are dissolved into.
What is a solvent?