What is Recyclable?
What is Air Pollution?
What is Ocean Pollution?
Ways we can help
Name that Historical Time/Geography
100
No!
Anything like single-use coffee cups isn't recyclable because they're lined with a thin layer of plastic, which is a big no-no. Although Starbucks cups are plastic, they are made of a different type of plastic that doesn’t recycle well or easily.
100
What is Air Pollution?
Air pollution is the contamination of the atmosphere by substances that are harmful to health and the environment.
This is the result of harmful substances like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide being released into the atmosphere.
100
This large patch of marine debris in the North Pacific is often cited as a major consequence of ocean pollution.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
A massive area of marine debris, primarily tiny plastic pieces, is trapped by ocean currents (gyres). It is mostly microplastics, not a floating island of trash.
100
Shopping for clothes and furniture at these types of stores gives an item a second life and reduces manufacturing demand.
What is Thrifting?
Thrifting is fun, affordable, and drastically reduces the energy and resources needed for new manufacturing.
100
The geographic location of the Amazon Rainforest, known as the "lungs of the Earth.
What is South America?
200
No!
Food residue contaminates a clear batch of recyclable stuff. Compost the clean parts if you can, but if anything, throw it out. This includes tissue, napkins, and paper towels.
200
This colorless, odorless gas is produced by the incomplete burning of carbon-containing fuels and is a major component of vehicle exhaust.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
A dangerous "silent killer" because it is colorless and odorless. It prevents blood from carrying oxygen effectively. Carbon monoxide is formed through the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels like gasoline, wood, and natural gas.
200
Scientists have discovered that plastic debris has reached the Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth, which is almost 7 miles (11 km) below the surface.
What is the Mariana Trench?
200
Instead of tossing unwanted items, you can host one of these social events where friends trade clothes, books, or household goods.
What are hand-me-downs? What is a clothing or book swap (or swap party)?
200
The time period of the Industrial Revolution which saw a massive increase in coal burning and factory emissions.
What are the 18th and 19th centuries?
300
This material is often separated into categories (like HDPE and PET) and is typically identified by a numbered triangle symbol.
What is Plastic?
Identified by numbers (like PET #1 and HDPE #2) within the chasing arrows symbol. These numbers categorize the plastic's chemical makeup, which determines how it must be processed.
300
What is global warming/climate change?
The long-term rise in the Earth's average temperature, primarily caused by the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (like CO2) released from human activity.
300
Many marine creatures, like sea turtles, mistake plastic bags for this jelly-like food, which can cause them to starve.
What is a jellyfish?
Many marine creatures, like sea turtles, mistake plastic bags for this jelly-like food, which can cause them to starve.
300
If you have yard space, doing this can turn kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich soil while reducing landfill waste and methane production.
What is Compost?
Food scraps in landfills produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Composting converts organic waste into nutrient-rich soil instead.
300
The ancient city-state of Athens, known for its early systems of waste disposal and water management.
What is Greece?
400
Are foam packaging, mirrors, and window glass recyclable?
No!
Items like window glass, mirrors, and ceramics are made with different chemical compositions and melt at different temperatures than container glass, which can contaminate a batch of recycled material.
400
Do we have acid rains?
This acid-forming precipitation is caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides reacting with water in the atmosphere. They form weak acids that harm forests, aquatic life, and buildings.
400
A single one of these spills can release millions of gallons of crude oil, immediately devastating coastal ecosystems.
What is an oil tanker (or oil spill)?
400
Name one thing you can do as college students to help reduce waste?
When eating food, serve yourself your appropriate amount. Making an effort to stay and be informed! Others....
400
This desert region in Africa is expanding due to desertification, often linked to climate change and poor land management.
What is the Sahel (or Sahara Desert)?
Desertification—the process by which fertile land becomes desert—is often exacerbated by poor farming and climate change.
500
In most residential programs, clean aluminum cans and these containers are accepted in the mixed recycling bin.
What are steel/tin/metal cans?
Metals are valuable and can be melted down and reformed using significantly less energy than making new metal from raw ore.
500
This visible form of air pollution is a mix of smoke, fog, and vehicle exhaust, common in large cities.
What is Smog?
This visible form of air pollution is a mix of smoke; he word is a contraction of "smoke" and "fog." It's a type of intense air pollution that severely limits visibility and causes respiratory problems.
500
Is it true that by 2050, the ocean pollution will exceed the total amount of life?
Yes, it's true that by 2050, the ocean's plastic pollution is projected to outweigh the total amount of fish by weight, based on a widely cited 2016 World Economic Forum report. This prediction is based on current trends in plastic production and waste, though the exact numbers for both fish and plastic are challenging to determine precisely. The overall message is that without significant changes to plastic use and waste management, ocean pollution will continue to increase dramatically.
500
What are the 5 Rs?
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Rot, Resist/Refuse.
500
The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the ocean, is where plastic debris has still been discovered.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The Challenger Deep is located in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, demonstrating that human impact (plastic) reaches the planet's most remote locations.