Crazy numbers!
What percentage of stuff is still in use in the USA after 6 months?
1%
BFRs stands for this.
Brominated flame retardants
Per Annie Leonard, what's the primary identity of Americans?
Consumers
What do you call the process of designing stuff for the dump?
Planned obsolescence
The heart of the materials economy, the engine that drives it
The Golden Arrow of Consumption
People in the USA see this many ads daily
3,000
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This person recommended that Americans buy stuff to recover from the 9/11 attacks.
President Bush
What do you call the feeling that something that still works perfectly is no longer fashionable, trendy or in?
Perceived obsolescence
What super toxins does burning create?
Dioxin
How many pounds of garbage does each person produce in the USA?
4,5
DTaP means this.
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
What's a country where petroleum is drilled?
Irak
What did President Bush recommend that Americans do after 9/11?
Shop
Coltan
This many trees are cut down in the Amazon every minute
2,000
What is BMI?
Body Mass Index
Coltan is mined here.
Congo
What was the ultimate purpose of American corporations after World War II?
Make consumption a way of life
BFRs are present in these household objects
Pillows
30%
IPA stands for this.
International Phonetic Alphabet
There are less than 4% of natural forests left in this country
The United States
What three verbs summarize the way Americans dispose of their garbage?
Incinerate (burn), dump, export
What natural substance has the highest concentration of toxic contaminants?
Human breast milk