Food
The NRDC created this online tool to help home chefs and hosts plan the correct amount of food to avoid waste.
What is the GUEST-IMATOR?
Let Em Have It Salon, located in North Capitol Hill, is one of how many B Corp certified salons in the United States?
What is 2? (full points if guess less than 5)
This material is made entirely from plastic and sheds microplastics when washed.
What is polyester / nylon / acrylic / polypropylene / spandex / fleece / velvet / rayon?
The acronym for this resource is “CHaRM”.
What is the “Center for Hard to Recycle Materials”?
The transportation sector is responsible for up to one-third of GHG emissions in the United States. Of that, 58% are produced by this vehicle type.
What are Light-Duty Vehicles?
This Denver-based organization delivers would-be-wasted food from retailers to neighborhoods in need – on bikes!
Who/what is the Denver Food Rescue
These types of local and online shops sell non-packaged and minimally or sustainably packaged goods, including cosmetic and hygiene products.
What are Refill Shops?
These small fragments are shed from textiles and constitute 35% of all plastics in our oceans.
What are microplastics?
After the past year+ of collection in the Denver Office, together we recycled 35 of these.
What are batteries?
More than 50% of trips in North America are how far?
What is 3 miles or less?
This musical artist donated 75,000 meals to The Food Bank of the Rockies when most recently touring in Denver, CO
Who is Taylor Swift?
The US lags behind more than 80 countries in regulating chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics, including formaldehyde, some parabens, and these “forever chemicals”.
What is/are PFAS?
As of January 1, 2024, businesses that operate in Colorado were required to stop providing this item.
What are plastic bags?
Recycling this paper paper-based product only takes 75% of the energy needed to make it anew.
What is cardboard?
The Denver International Airport currently diverts this much (percent) waste.
What is 19%?
This marketing angle is “How Central Ohio Got People to Eat Their Leftovers”.
What are “pocket-book issues” / financial concerns
Despite the “chasing arrows” symbol adorning most plastic packaging, only these types (numbers) can legally claim to be recyclable in the United States.
What are #1 and #2?
This competition in Gotland encourages residents to conserve water.
What is the Annual Ugliest Lawn Contest?
In partnership with the city, there is a recycling event for this household / home renovation item every few months in Denver.
What is paint OR shredded paper?
The World Sustainable Transport Day is celebrated on what day in November?
What is November 26th?
According to the EPA’s most recent data, this is what happens to about 5% of wasted food from food retail, food service, and residential sectors.
What is composted?
Excess hair color waste can be turned into a secondary material to help which sector/industry?
What is the energy / fuel sector?
In addition to fabric materials, these clothing elements can cause respiratory and allergic reactions in addition to polluting waterways.
What are dyes and chemicals?
This east coast state is where the first mandatory curbside pickup recycling program took place in 1980.
What is New Jersey?
Mineral extraction for this important component of electric vehicles depletes resources and damages ecosystems.
What are lithium batteries?