Green Team Knowledge
When will recycling be held?
When is every 3 weeks, Mondays at lunch?
This process involves turning items like cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles into new usable materials instead of throwing them away.
What is recycling?
You do this to electronics or appliances when you pull their plugs out of the wall to stop phantom energy draw.
What is unplugging them?
Uses engineering and science principles to solve environmental issues like pollution, recycling, and waste disposal.
What is Environmental Engineer?
What are the names of your president and all 3 VPs?
What are Nitya, Sunjana, Bella, Afina?
Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth can save up to eight gallons of this critical resource every single day.
What is water?
This term refers to organic waste like food scraps and yard debris breaking down into nutrient-rich soil.
What is composting?
Studies plants and animal life in ocean and saltwater environments.
What is Marine Biologist
What is our club advisor's name?
What is Mrs. Goldfarb?
This item, often used once for groceries, takes up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill.
What is a single-use plastic bag?
This term describes the overall amount of greenhouse gases generated by our individual actions and habits.
What is a carbon footprint?
Studies atmospheric processes to understand and forecast weather conditions.
What is Meteorologist?
Our Green Team will gather regularly on this day and time for future meetings.
What are the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 1:00PM?
Replacing traditional incandescent light bulbs with this type of energy-efficient bulb uses up to 80% less energy.
What is an LED (or Light Emitting Diode)?
Rather than buying bottled water, using one of these durable containers helps drastically reduce plastic pollution.
As carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased, how much has acidity in the ocean's surface water increased? a) 10% b) 20% c) 30%
What is c) 30%?
Focuses on protecting soil from erosion and maintaining nutrients for crop growth.
What is Soil Conservationist?
When are club dues due?
When is October 31st?
This term describes the ultimate long-term goal of balancing economic growth, social well-being, and environmental protection without depleting resources for future generations.
What is sustainability?
Located right here in Palm Beach County, the Solid Waste Authority operates Renewable Energy Facility 2, which processes enough trash to power about 68,000 homes! What is the term for energy generated from processing municipal solid waste?
What is waste-to-energy?
What percentage of global plastic waste is estimated to actually end up recycled? a) 9% b) 25% c) 50%
What is a) 9%?
Applies plant and soil science to advance crop production and agricultural efficiency.
What is Agronomists?