3 R's
The 3 R's of waste reduction.
What is Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?
The long-term rise in Earth’s average temperature is known as this.
What is global warming (climate change)?
This annual holiday on April 22 is dedicated to protecting the environment.
What is Earth Day?
Shopping for secondhand clothes.
What is thrifting?
Sustainability events typically held in SAC 302 every Thursday from 5-6 PM.
What is Hidden Treasures GBM?
Carrying these cuts down on single-use plastic bottles.
What is a reusable water bottle?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are collectively known as these.
What are fossil fuels?
These insects pollinate many of our fruits and vegetables, and their decline worries scientists.
What are bees?
Cheap, trendy clothing produced quickly and worn only a few times.
What is fast fashion?
@sbuhiddentreasures
What is Hidden Treasures Instagram?
Aluminum can be recycled this many times without losing quality.
What is infinitely?
Melting glaciers and ice caps cause this to happen to the ocean.
What is sea levels rise?
The Amazon Rainforest is often nicknamed “the lungs of” this.
What is the Earth?
Making something new from something old.
What is upcycling?
Our poster-making GBM took a stand against this technology, whose data centers use huge amounts of electricity and water for cooling.
What is AI (artificial intelligence)?
Buying things you don't need excessively.
What is overconsumption?
This gas, released when fossil fuels are burned, is the biggest contributor to climate change.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
Food waste, paper, and coffee grounds can be turned into nutrient-rich soil.
What is composting?
Making one cotton t-shirt can take about 2,700 liters of this resource.
What is water?
Our event where we give items away for free at the end of every semester.
What is Free4You (or Give, Grab, Go)?
When the wrong items end up in a recycling bin and ruin the whole load, it’s called this.
What is contamination?
Gases in the atmosphere trap heat much like the glass of a garden structure called this.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The variety of all living things in an ecosystem is called this.
What is biodiversity?
Washing synthetic clothes sheds tiny plastic fibers, which end up in waterways.
What are microplastics (microfibers)?
Our event where we promoted fixing broken items instead of replacing them.
What is the Repair Fair?