By the Numbers
To make 10 billion of these, you must cut down 14 million trees
What are paper bags?
And this is only in the US!
Zucchini is "in season" during this time of the year
What is Summer?
True or False: The three-arrows-forming-a-triangle symbol on plastic bottles always indicates an item is recyclable
What is false?
Buying in ____ for items like beans, rice, and nuts/seeds will help you be more plastic-free at the supermarket
What is bulk?
This type of economy creates a restorative or regenerative loop to close the gap between design and waste
What is circular?
What is 2050?
Asparagus, apricots, peas, and rhubarb are all "in season" during this season
What is Summer?
Dishwasher pods, laundry pods, and laundry detergent sheets contain this type of plastic polymer, abbreviated as PVA
What is polyvinyl alcohol?
This company works to recycle the unrecyclable, like large bags of dog food
What is Terracycle?
Chipotle, Cava, Sweetgreen, and Northside Social all provide this type of containers for take-out meals
What is compostable?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The United Nations has established 17 of these targets, abbreviated SDGs, with categories like Life Below Water, Quality Education, and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
What are Sustainable Development Goals?
Leeks taste the freshest during this season
What is Winter?
Products made of this number (or type) of plastic should be recycled but not reused
What is #1 (PET)?
Arlington County has diverted 5 million pounds (2500 tons) of this material in the past two years
What is glass?
Only 33% of this type of material is usable after harvest
What is cotton?
This many plastic islands are currently floating in the ocean
What are five?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This is the only season during which pineapples are NOT in season
What is Summer?
Styrofoam falls under this number of plastics and often cannot be recycled
What is #6 (polystyrene, PS)
The Arlington Green Team Chairs love to buy these four items from the farmer's market (only need one to answer correctly)
What are peaches, green beans, honey, and candles?
HDR's Office of Sustainability has waste reduction guidance for this method of ordering food
What is catering?
(Thanks, Allen & Rita! :))
At 5.9%, this gas company is responsible for producing the most single-use plastic waste in the world
What is ExxonMobil?
These two seasons are when sweet potatoes and yams are "in season"
What is Fall and Winter?
These two numbers on a plastic item are not typically recyclable in the US
What are 3 (polyvinyl chloride, PVC) and 5 (polypropylene, PP)?
The Guatemala City Garbage Dump is the largest trash dump in Central America and is on the land of these indigenous people
What are Mayans?
This two-word term is used to describe actions or items we can sign up for that can benefit everyone
What are collective efforts?