Refuse
The amount of plastic water bottles used in America each day:
A) 6 million
B) 600,000
C) 60,000,000
D) 6
C
How many tons of food are wasted in the US every year?
A) 6 million tons
B) 60 million tons
C) 600 million tons
D) 600,000 tons
B
How large is the US Fast Fashion Industry?
A) $6 billion
B) $60 billion
C) $600,000 million
D) $6
B
For each ton of paper recycled, how many trees are saved?
A) .3
B) 50,000
C) 17
D) 5
17
Name the four steps in the 5 Rs process that comes before rot.
Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle
In your own words, describe what "Refusing" is when it comes to sustainability.
Declining to take something you don't need, i.e. plastic utensils when getting a meal to go
In your own words, describe what it means to "reduce".
Using less of the materials you need
In your own words, tell us what it means to reuse.
Finding an alternative use for an item instead of throwing it out.
In your own words, tell us what the acceptable Contamination rate is at Lehigh.
5%
In your own words, tell us what it means to allow waste to "rot"
Compost
About 560 billion of these are used by Americans each year...
A) Plastic silverware kits
B) Plastic water bottles
C) Plastic cups
D) Egg Cartons
A
What category of food is most commonly thrown out/wasted?
Fruits and veggies
How many lbs of textiles are thrown out each year by Americans?
A) 3 billion
B) 16 billion
C) 34 billion
D) 52 billion
34
In your own words, describe contamination.
When a recyclable material becomes too messy to recycle (due to liquid, leftover food, etc.).
T/F: There are over 20 thousand species of worm in the Earth!
True
Can Plastic waste be put in a recycling bin?
No- put in a special plastic film bin
Name the Lehigh App that can help reduce food waste by giving leftover food from events to hungry students.
Hungry Hawks
Name a fast fashion company!
Shein, etc.
Which of the following is not recyclable?
A) Aluminium
B) Glass
C) Granola bar wrapper
D) Cardboard
Single use plastic
Name one benefit of composting.
Better soil
Johny uses five sets of plastic silverware every week, each with one spoon and one fork. If a semester is 15 weeks long, how many total plastic spoons and forks are wasted each semester?
150
Can get this question in one of two ways:
A) Show you have Hungry Hawks downloaded on your phone
or
B) Tell us how much food waste (as a %) comes from households in America
40%
What percentage of college students have bought from fast fashion brands (in 2022)?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 75%
D) 90%
75%
This material is the most commonly recycled, accounting for nearly 1/2 the weight of all recyclables
Paper
About what % of Americans compost?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 35%
D) 15%
25%