What Can/Can't Be Recycled
True/False: Once you run out of laundry detergent you should throw it in the trash
False, plastic bottles can be recycled
Where do you dispose of food in the dining hall
food wast bin
When is earth day
April 22nd
What should you do before leaving your dorm to be sustainable?
turn off lights, fans, electronics
What type of energy comes from the sun
solar energy
You have old clothes you don't want anymore, what should you do?
True/False: The food waste bin in the dining hall just for compostable food items.
False, any food items can go into the food waste bin
What are the three R's of sustainability
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
How can you be sustainable when showering/getting ready? (washing your face, brushing your teeth, etc)
Turn off water when you're not using it
What is the most littered item in the US?
Cigarette butts
You've separated your recycling into a plastic bag and put it in recycling
What's wrong with this statement?
Plastic bag: plastic bags cannot go into recycling
Which process involves converting organic waste into soil
Composting
Define sustainability (your own interpretation)
According to the United Nations Sustainability is defined as:
"meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
Buy secondhand or reuse items
plastic bags
At the end of the semester you have a bunch of on paper assignments to throw out, where should you put them?
Recycling
What is composting used for?
Producing soil from waste
Using less energy reduces your ____ footprint
Carbon
What is one way to make doing laundry more sustainable?
Use cold water during the wash cycle when able to
What is the term for the tiny plastic particles polluting oceans called?
Microplastics
You finished your Dunkin's drink, it still has some ice at the bottom but it should be fine to recycle anyways. Right?
Wrong: You have to dump out the ice and throw away the lid and straw before you put the cup in recycling
Which country wastes the most food annually (80 billion lbs)
US
How long does it take 1 plastic water bottle to degrade in a landfill
around 450 years
What percentage of donated clothing ends up in landfills
more than 80%
Whats the most common gas responsible for the greenhouse gas effect
carbon dioxide