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Waste Around the World
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This type of bag is often used in grocery stores and can take hundreds of years to decompose

Single-use Plastic Bag
100

This person is Capgemini's CEO

Aiman Ezzat

100

This term refers to reducing waste by using items more than once.

Reuse

100

This European country leads the world in recycling rates, with over 65% of its waste being recycled.

Germany

100

This term describes the long-term warming of the planet due to human activities.

Climate Change

200
This continent generates the most plastic waste per capita

North America

200
Capgemini is committed to be a net zero business by what year
By 2040
200

Food scraps and yard trimmings are examples of this type of waste.

Organic Waste

200

This South Asian country was the first to ban plastic bags nationwide in 2002.

Bangladesh

200

This gas, responsible for trapping heat in the atmosphere, has increased by over 50% since pre-industrial times.

CO2 / Carbon Dioxide

300

This type of plastic is commonly used in water bottles and is labeled with the number 1.

PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
300

What percentage is Capgemini committed to reduce from our Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2040?

90%

300

This type of waste includes items like batteries, paint, and electronics that require special disposal.

Hazardous Waste

300

This country is famous for its “Pay-As-You-Throw” waste system, where residents are charged based on the amount of waste they produce.

South Korea

300

This region is warming nearly four times faster than the global average.

Arctic

400

This synthetic material, often mistaken for plastic, is used in clothing and contributes to microplastic pollution.

Polyester

400

What is Capgemini's internal waste goals?

Reduce 80% of waste per employee by 2030 and zero waste to landfill by 2030 with less than 5% incineration.

400
This process breaks down organic waste in the absence of oxygen

Anaerobic Digestion

400

In what year was the first Earth Day celebrated in the United States?

1970

400

This is the name for gases like methane and nitrous oxide that contribute to climate change.

Greenhouse Gases

500

This plastic additive, often found in food containers, has been linked to health concerns and is being phased out

BPA (Bisphenol A)

500

This state-of-the-art facility was built on integrated hardware and software platforms with an IOT based architecture and algorithms that help monitor and manage performance of the energy intensive assets and aids in implementation & real time tracking of sustainability initiatives in Bangalore, India.

Energy Command Center (ECC)

500

This term describes a product designed to break down naturally in the environment

Biodegredable

500

What is the most commonly littered item in the world?

Cigarette butts

500

This international agreement, signed in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C.

Paris Agreement