Lights Out!
Light pollution affects the mating habits of this species of insects.
What are fireflies?
Elon aims to be carbon neutral by this year.
When is 2037?
This percentage of Americans discard perfectly good, consumable food simply because they misunderstand expiration labels.
What is 80%?
This many pounds of pumpkins are discarded each year after Halloween.
What is 1 billion?
Americans throw out this many pounds of trash per person every day.
What is 4.9 pounds?
This color light bulbs should be used to make beaches turtle safe.
What is red or amber?
What LEED stands for.
What is "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design"?
The world wastes about this many billion tons of food every year.
What is 2.5 billion?
Americans spend roughly this much on Halloween decorations each year.
What is $2.36 billion?
Although the US makes up only 4% of the Earth's population, it makes up around this percentage of the planet's trash.
What is 12%?
Exposure to artificial light at night suppresses the production of this chemical in our bodies.
What is melatonin?
This building on campus uses the most energy.
What is McMicheal?
The US wastes more food than any other country, around this many million tons.
What is 60 million?
This US produces around this many pounds of candy for Halloween each year.
What is 600 million?
Americans throw away this many estimated tons of textiles annually.
What is 11 million?
Major urban city lights can create a skyglow that remains visible from this many miles away.
What is 200 miles?
Elon currently has this many LEED certifications.
What is 34?
The US wastes nearly this many pounds of waste per person every year.
What is 325 pounds?
This percentage of Halloween costumes end up in a landfill each year.
What is 85%?
Approximately this many tons of waste are recycled each year in the US.
What is 69 million?
This percentage of the United States and Europe is currently estimated to be living under a “lit sky”.
What is 99%?
Elon has a goal to reach this percentage of landfill diversion by 2030.
What is 50%?
This many people in the US are estimated to suffer from food insecurity.
What is 35 million?
This percentage of Halloween costumes are made of polyester, which takes between 20 to 200 years to decompose.
What is 83%?
This many million estimated tons of plastic washes into the world’s oceans every year.
What is 16.5 million?