Food Waste
What is food waste?
Food that is not eaten.
What is global warming?
The long term heating of Earth due to human activity.
What is a greenhouse gas?
A gas that traps the sun's heat.
Name 2 single-use plastic items.
Straws, bottles, bags, utensils...
What is sustainability?
The ability to be maintained at a certain level oe exist constantly.
Name 2 causes of food waste.
Stocking too much food that spoils before it is eaten, improper storage of food, disposing food scraps in garbage instead of compost, cooking or ordering too much food, being a picky eater, not eating leftovers...
What is climate change?
The long-term change in average weather patterns all over the world.
What is the greenhouse effect?
When the gas in Earth's atmosphere traps sun energy. The greenhouse effect makes Earth warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.
What is a way to reduce plastics?
What is a way you can practice sustainability?
Purchase from sustainable brands, reduce, reuse and recycle, use renewable energy...
Name 2 ways to reduce food waste.
Reduce (make proper amount of food, eat leftovers, etc), recover (donate food), recycle (compost)...
Why is climate change bad?
Rising temperatures, harm to wildlife, rising sea levels, big changes in weather, natural disasters...
Name a cause of greenhouse gasses.
Burning fossil fuels (transportation, electricity), industry/businesses, agriculture...
Why is plastic a problem?
Harms animals, creates greenhouse gasses, micro plastics form, takes away from scenic oceans...
Name a type of renewable energy.
Wind, solar, ocean-wave, tidal, bioenergy...
Name another problem associated with food waste.
Waste of money, creates greenhouse gasses, creates plastic waste, lack of resources for those in poverty, harvests plants that help with CO2...
Name 2 ways you can help with climate change.
Bike or walk instead of taking a car, reduce, reuse and recycle, use cold water instead of hot, offline free time, eat less meat and dairy, share tips with a friend...
What animal creates the greenhouse gas, methane?
Cows.
How long does it take for plastic to degrade?
Approximately 500-1000 years.
What are the pillars of sustainability?
Environment, economy and society.
How much food is wasted each year worldwide?
Approximately 1.3 billion tonnes or 1/3 of all the food produced each year.
Who is going to stop climate change?
YOU GIRLS AND THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD!
Name all four types of greenhouse gasses.
Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gasses.
How manny tonnes of pieces of plastic are currently in our oceans?
Five trillion pieces.
What country has the best approach to protect the environment?
Denmark.