PET is the standard technical term for what product?
What is Polyethylene Terephthalate or Plastic
100
What kitchen products should not be put into a compost bin?
What is meat products, dairy products, or pet waste. All of these attract pests and contribute to unpleasant odors.
100
What is recycling?
What is a series of activities or a process that includes collecting recyclable materials that would otherwise be considered waste.
100
What is a landfill?
What is man-made areas where waste is placed into the land.
100
What is an alternative to sending food waste to the landfill?
What is composting food waste, prepare less food at meals and eat everything served at the meal or leftovers
200
In 2001 US residents produced how many pounds of waste water per person per day?
2.7 pounds;
4.4 pounds;
10.1 pounds;
22.9 pounds;
What is 4.4 pounds per day
200
What is Vermicomposting?
vermicomposting is the process of composting food waste with worms
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What do the numbers on the bottoms of plastic bottles and containers mean?
What is a coding system that distinguishes between the different types of plastic. plastics are numbered 1 - 7.
200
Name 4 ways to prevent the need for landfills? (hint - they all start with the letter R)_
What is Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Rebuy
200
What is the best way to dispose of books?
What is trade books, resell books at garage sales, donate books for charity, buy fewer books, or use the library
300
How many trees are saved when one to of paper is recycled?
5;
17;
50;
100
What is 17 trees
300
how much food do worms consume daily?
worms can eat 1/2 their weight in food each day.
300
What does recycled newspaper become?
Newspaper is reprocessed into newsprint and wrapping paper, manufactured into molded packaging, shredded and fire-proofing added for blown-in insulation or manufactured into dry wall surfacing.
300
What is the average time it takes for a pair of leather shoes to decompose in a landfill?
5 months;
12 years;
1 year;
40 years;
What is 40 - 50 years
300
What are 2 substitutes for Styrofoam for packing and shipping?
What is cornstarch peanuts or newspaper
400
What percentage of trash is made up of discarded paper?
70%;
36%;
17%;
8%;
What is approximately 36%
400
Yard trimmings and food waste together constitute for how much of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream going into landfills?
10%;
23%;
38%;
51%;
What is 23%
400
Plastic lumber and park benches are made by recycling which plastic?
What is Number 2 plastics (*milk jugs)(water jugs, shampoo bottles, bleach bottles, detergent and fabric softener jugs) 35% is recycled back into bottles & the rest is remanufactured into pipes, park benches, plastic lumber, & other outdoor products and carpets.
400
What material in the waste stream accounts for 23% of the fill entering landfills?
Yard waste;
Food waste;
Paper waste;
Plastic waste;
What is paper waste
400
What farm products are being used to make plastics?
What is soy and corn products
500
What is Source reduction?
source reduction means consuming and throwing away less. It prevents the generation of waste.
500
Worms and heat help speed up decomposing in compost bins. Name two other organisms that contribute to decomposition in a worm bin?
What is mites, millipedes, centipedes, beetles, sow bugs, earwigs, ants, earthworms, slugs, and snails
500
Scientists are experimenting with recycling restaurant cooking grease to make what new energy source?
What is biofuel which is used to fuel buses and cars.
500
Which of these manmade structures can be seen with the naked eye from outer space?
500 mile race track;
The Great Wall of China;
The Panama Canal;
Fresh Kills landfill in New York;
What is The Great Wall of China and New York's Fresh Kills Landfills
500
What is the largest source of oil pollution?
Freight liner/ship oil spills;
Spills at gas stations;
Recreational boats on lakes;
Do-it-yourself oil changes;
What is do-it-yourself oil changes? Oil that is improperly disposed of gets into sewer systems, groundwater, aquifers, and nearby streams and lakes.