Dearly Departed
Plastic Bags can take up to _______ years to decompose
What is up to 1000- years
Transforming waste into new products is what R
What is recycling
What % of the earth is covered by water?
What is 71%
What is 8%
Trashed food ends up in a landfill, where it rots and emits
What is Methane
Aluminium cans can take up to _______ years to decompose
What is 200 years
Finding a new purpose for me is what R
What is reuse
What % of the earths water is useable?
What is 3 %
What % of clothing that gets thrown away could be recycled or upcycled.
What is 95%
Adjusting your thermostat 7 to 10 degrees (higher during the summer, lower during the winter) for eight hours each day will yield up to a
What is 10% savings in your annual energy bill
True or False:Plastic bottles constitute almost 50% of all recyclable waste at landfills and take about 450 years to decompose. The best way to dispose of plastic bottles is to recycle them.
What is true
What R does composing fall under
What is Recycling
Petroleum, coal, and natural gas are called "fossil fuels" because they formed from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animals. How long does it take to create fossil fuels?
What is: Fossil fuels take millions of years to form, typically requiring 50 to 350 million years of heat and pressure to transform buried organic matter into coal, oil, and natural gas.
What is 7,500
All emails — even the ones parked in your inbox — consume power thanks to the network of data centers around the world that store and manage delivery of our communications. What can we do to impact this?
What is delete emails and attachments,
Glass is non-biodegradable and takes up to ______ years to decompose in landfills.
What is 1 million
Of the 3 R's it is considered the most important
What is Reduce
Name 3 of the 5 most important national resources.
What is: Air, Water, Soil, Iron, and Forests.
The average American throws away about _____ pounds of used clothing per person per year.
What is 80 lbs.
Dine in or dine out? What will better reduce your footprint?
What is dine in
Discarded clothing may remain in landfills for decades, depending on the material. Natural fabrics like cotton could break down after a few months, whereas synthetic fabrics take up to _____ years to decompose.
What is 200
Name 3 things that can be recycled back into themselves.
What is cardboard, glass, aluminum, steel, paper, lead acid batteries, and Plastics (PET #1 and HDPE #2):
Deforestation devastates rainforests by causing massive biodiversity loss, disrupting crucial water and nutrient cycles (leading to droughts and soil erosion), and worsening climate change by releasing stored carbon and reducing the planet's ability to absorb _______
What is CO2
Clothing consumption produces 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per household per year – the equivalent of _______ cars on the road.
What is 6000 cars
One easy way to reduce the carbon footprint of your flight:
What is pack a lighter checked bag or just a carry on