General Knowledge
The primary gas responsible for Global Warming
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?
The place where non-recyclable items usually end up
What are Landfills?
The symbol commonly used to indicate that a material can be recycled
Cardboard lunch trays
Compost
The renewable energy source that takes sunlight and converts into electricity
What is Solar Energy?
The name of the process used to break down organic waste, such as food scraps, into compost
What is Composting?
What is paper?
DAILY DOUBLE
The process through which food is sourced locally and seasonally, minimizing transportation, and supporting small-scale agriculture
What is Local Food Sourcing?
Wax-coated (white) lunch trays, Plastic utensils
Trash, Trash
Term used for the variety of different species in a given area or ecosystem
What is Biodiversity?
The term used for the waste management practice of converting non-recyclable waste materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel
What is Waste-to-energy?
The element that is (practically) infinitely recyclable
What is Aluminum?
The most environmentally friendly gas that is used as an energy source
What is Natural Gas?
Cardboard Boxes, Soda Cans, Shredded Paper
Recycling, Recycling, Trash
DAILY DOUBLE
The full name for CFCs, a chemical that depletes Earth's natural ozone layer
What are Chlorofluorocarbons?
The process through which waste is disposed of at very high temperatures
What is Incineration?
The term used for recycling plastic to form a new form or product, rather than downcycling into lower-quality material
The term for environmental footprint that accounts for the total amount of land and resources needed to support an individual's or community's lifestyle, including food, housing, and energy consumption
What is an Ecological Footprint?
Food scraps, Batteries, Tupperware, Paper towels
Compost, Designated site, Recycling, Trash
The country that leads the world in production of solar energy. Hint: They also have the largest dam in the world
What is China?
DAILY DOUBLE
The primary environmental concern associated with the use of landfills for waste disposal
What is Leachate contamination (Leaching)?
The country with the highest rate of recycling, with over 50% of plastic waste being recycled
What is Germany?
The sustainability concept which refers to reducing the amount of resources used and waste produced by reusing, recycling, and remanufacturing materials
What is The Circular Economy?
Recycling, Designated site, Recycling, Recycling, Compost