U.S. Recycling
What US Recycling Level percentage must be met to be the environmental and CO2 equivalent of removing 55 million cars from U.S. roads each year? Answer Choices: A. 75% B. 63% C. 85% D. 72%
75%
Which of the following is NOT a good option for composting? Answer Choices: A. Banana Peel B. White Glue C. Hair D. Pine Needles
Pine Needles - Makes compost too acidic
An estimated 1 million seabirds and ____ marine mammals and sea turtles die each year when trapped in debris or ingesting trash? Answer Choices: A. 10,000 B. 1.5 million C. 100,000 D. 1 million
100,000
How many tons of yard waste was thrown away last year? Answer Choices: A. 130 B. 711 C. 563 D. 930
711.59
Which country produces the most waste per capita? Answer Choices: A. Russia B.China C. The United States D.Denmark
The US, Denmark is close behind-0.29 kilograms less per capita
How many times can glass be recycled and re-recycled?
Infinite
What percent of food is composted in the US annually?
6%
When plastic degrades into tiny fragments it becomes known as what?
Microplastics
Which ASU Campus has the highest waste diversion rates?
West
What percent of food is wasted in the US annually?
40%
How many water bottles by the millions are thrown away per hour by Americans?
25 Million
What is the correct compost to soil ratio? (Use numbers 1 to 10)
1:3
By what year is the amount of ocean plastic set to outnumber the fish?
2050
The goal diversion rate of trash is 90 percent. What percentage was ASU as a whole for the year 2019 within 3 percent?
41.8%
What is the most common trash object found on coastal cleanup?
food wrappers
How many stacked feet of recycled newspaper is needed to save a tree?
3 feet
What is Blatticomposting?
Composting with cockroaches
There are 500 dead zones on Earth, aka areas marine life cannot live, these zones combine to cover the land-mass of what country in Europe?
The United Kingdom
How many lbs of shoes did ASU throw away in 2019?
320
What percentage of stuff bought is trashed in the first 6 months?
99%
Americans throw enough aluminum in the landfills to build our nation’s entire commercial air fleet in the span of how long?
3 months
What is the name of worm composting?
Vermicomposting
How many tons of plastic is ingested by Noth Pacific Fish each year?
12 to 14
How many lbs of fat and grease did ASU throw away in 2019?
56,000
Which country that participated in the OECD study was found to have the best waste management?
South Korea