Recycle Jeopardy 2
How Green is My Waste Paper News Not Just Scrap New E
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How Green is My Waste: 1 pointWhat is an alternative to
sending food waste to the landfill?
Composting food waste, prepare less food at meals and eat
everything served either at the meal or as leftovers.
How Green is My Waste: 2 pointsWhat is the best way to
dispose of books?
Trade books, resell books at garage sales, donate books for charity, or
buy fewer books and use the library.
How Green is My Waste: 3 pointsWhat are two substitutes
for Styrofoam for packing and shipping?
You may know of others but these are commonly discussed--
Cornstarch peanuts, newspaper
How Green is My Waste: 4 pointsWhat farm products are
being used to make plastics?
• Soy and corn products are being used to make plastic like items replacing oil-based plastics. These products will decompose.
How Green is My Waste: 5 points• What is the largest source of oil
pollution? Freight liner/ship oil spills Recreational boats on lakes Spills at gas stations Do-it-yourself oil changes
Do-it-yourself oil changes. Frequently this oil is improperly disposed of getting into
the sewer system, groundwater, aquifers, and nearby streams and lakes.
Paper News: 1 point• What is the most
common item made from recycled newspaper?
More paper. Paper fibers are made from shredded paper, turned into sludge and processed to make more paper.
Paper News: 2 points• What is the average amount of
newspaper individuals use each year?
10 kg 23kg 45kg 60kg
Each year we use 45 kg of newspaper.
Paper News: 3 pointsWhat are two ways
shredded newspapers can be used at home?
Shredded newspaper can be used as packaging, in compost, to make homemade paper, insulation, vermicomposting bedding. Landscaping mulch
and pet bedding (these are some suggestions)
Paper News: 4 points• If a freight train were stretched along the
tracks, how long would the train be if it were filled with paper being recycled each day.
8 km 12 km 24 km 37 km
A freight train would be 24 km long if it were filled with paper being recycled
each day.
Paper News: 5 pointsWhat is 100 % post-consumer
content paper?
All of the material used to make the paper has been used before (recycled) and that
is really quite an achievement.
Not Just Scrap: 1 pointYou can earn money by
recycling this product in some places?
Aluminium Cans
Not Just Scrap: 2 pointsWhat is the most recycled
drink container on the planet made from?
Aluminium Cans
Not Just Scrap: 3 points• What percent of metal and tyres in
an automobile can be recycled?
45% 63% 17% 100%
100%
Not Just Scrap: 4 pointsHow can an earth-smart person
dispose of an out-of-service stove or refrigerator?
Recycle it.
Not Just Scrap: 5 pointsWhat is one use for
recycled, old tyres?
Tyres can be shredded into crumbs to be reprocessed for running tracks or roads,
tread on athletic shoes, and possibly new tires (not retreads)
New E: 1 pointWhere do most (90%) of the
old/obsolete computers go when we are finished with them?
Rubbish, landfills
New E: 2 points• In 2005 what was the average
number of mobile phones being discarded/thrown away?
1 million 50 million 130 million 180 million
130 million
New E: 3 points• The average television set will
decompose in a landfill in how many years?
15 years 100 years 223 years Never
Never when you consider the plastics and metals
used to make the computers.
New E: 4 pointsWhat is e-waste?
Electronic waste, which is one of the fastest growing sources of landfill waste
and it consists of computers, cell phones, televisions, stereo equipment
and much more.
New E: 5 pointsWhat is one way to reduce the
flow of e-waste to landfills?
Use the item longer, donate the item, upgrade the item without replacing it, reconsider the need for the item,
buy replacements from companies who will recycle the parts often by disassembling the components.
These common-sense suggestions are offered through a variety of resources.
Daily Double!
As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.
If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!
Daily Double!
As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.
If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!
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