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!