Reduce Reuse Recycle Become an “Environmental Millionaire”
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Reduce Reuse
RecycleBecome an
“Environmental Millionaire”
The Prizes
1 - $1002 - $2003 - $5004 - $1,0005 - $2,0006 - $4,0007 - $8,000
8 - $16,0009 - $32,00010 - $64,00011 - $125,00012 - $250,00013 - $500,00014 - $1,000,000
Lifelines
• Phone a friend• Ask the group• Eliminate 2
incorrect answers
$100
The average American generates this much garbage each day:
B – 3.6 pounds answer
A – 10.2 pounds
C – 2 pounds- answer
D – 4.5 pounds answerD – 4.5 pounds
$200
This percentage of what we throw away could be recycled, reused, donated, composted or made into something new:
B – 80%
A – 50%
C – 91%
D – 47%answer
B – 80%
$500
Plastic products require this much time to break down in a landfill:
B – 200 years
A – 50 years - answer
C – 400 years
D – 1000 years
C – 400 years
$1000
The number of states that no longer accept yard waste in landfills:
B – 23
A – 16answer
C – 30
D – 42answer
B – 23
$2000
In the US, 60-70% of waste goes to landfills. What is the percentage in Japan?
B – 28%answer
A – 30%answer
C – 10%answer
D – 16%anD – 16%
$4000
It is 95% more efficient to recycle this material than to mine the component materials and make it “new”:
B - Steel
A - Glass
C – Aluminium
D - -Paper
C – Aluminium
$8000
One ton of computer scrap components contains more gold than _____of gold ore
B – 6 tons
A – 2.6 tons
C – 17 tons
D – 22 tons
C – 17 tons
$16000
If every household replaced one roll of virgin fiber paper towels with a roll of 100% recycled towels, this number of trees could be saved:
B – 10,000
A – 1,000,000answer
C – 250,000
D – 500,000
A – 1,000,000
$32000
This type of food packaging can be reused with any type of food, regardless of what was originally packed in the container.
B – Whipped topping container
A – Microwave dinner tray/bowl
C – A bread wrapper
D – A glass jarD – A glass jar
$64000
This type of food packaging product should not be reused to store leftover food:
B – A pickle jar
A – Plastic butter tubs
C – Styrofoam
D – Plastic zipper bags-
C – Styrofoam
$125000
According to the new “Make Do and Mend”, this item can be reused for dusting computer monitors and plasma TV’s:
B –-Used fabric softener sheets
A – Old socks
C – Plastic grocery bags
D – Scraps of fleece
B – Used fabric softener sheets
$250000
Which of the following should not be put into a compost bin or pile?
B – Hair and fur
A – Coffee grounds/filters
C – Wood Chips
D – Charcoal AshD – Charcoal Ash
$500000
During this decade, people first began to view clothing as “disposable”:
B – the 1950’s
A – the 1920’s
C – the 1980’s
D – the 1940’s
A – the 1920’s
$1000000
According to the Lifecycle Model, which stage in the life of a cotton shirt creates the greatest environmental impact?
B – Manufacturing
A – Production
C – Use
D – Distribution answer
C – Use
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$100
The average American generates this much garbage each day:
A – 10.2 pounds
D – 4.5 pounds answerD – 4.5 pounds
$200
This percentage of what we throw away could be recycled, reused, donated, composted or made into something new:
B – 80%
D – 47%answer
B – 80%
$500
Plastic products require this much time to break down in a landfill:
B – 200 years
C – 400 yearsC – 400 years
$1000
The number of states that no longer accept yard waste in landfills:
B – 23
C – 30
B – 23
$2000
In the US, 60-70% of waste goes to landfills. What is the percentage in Japan?
A – 30%answer
D – 16%anD – 16%
$4000
It is 95% more efficient to recycle this material than to mine the component materials and make it “new”:
C – Aluminium
D - -Paper
C – Aluminium
$8000
One ton of computer scrap components contains more gold than _____of gold ore
B – 6 tons
C – 17 tonsC – 17 tons
$16000
If every household replaced one roll of virgin fiber paper towels with a roll of 100% recycled towels, this number of trees could be saved:
A – 1,000,000answer
C – 250,000
A – 1,000,000
$32000
This type of food packaging can be reused with any type of food, regardless of what was originally packed in the container.
B – Whipped topping container
D – A glass jarD – A glass jar
$64000
This type of food packaging product should not be reused to store leftover food:
A – Plastic butter tubs
C – StyrofoamC – Styrofoam
$125000
According to the new “Make Do and Mend”, this item can be reused for dusting computer monitors and plasma TV’s:
B –-Used fabric softener sheets
D – Scraps of fleece
B – Used fabric softener sheets
$250000
Which of the following should not be put into a compost bin or pile?
B – Hair and fur
D – Charcoal AshD – Charcoal Ash
$500000
During this decade, people first began to view clothing as “disposable”:
B – the 1950’s
A – the 1920’sA – the 1920’s
$1000000
According to the Lifecycle Model, which stage in the life of a cotton shirt creates the greatest environmental impact?
B – Manufacturing
C – UseC – Use
Phone a Friend
Ask the group
Instructions for using Millionaire game
• Click anywhere in the slide to activate animations or advance a slide.
• 50-50 button links to a new slide with two wrong answers removed. 2nd click on that page shows the answer. To return to game, click on the O-state logo
• “Phone a Friend” and “Ask the Group” buttons take you to a generic slide. Click on the O-state button to return to the slide show.
• Have a copy of the handout available for the “Phone a Friend” option. Allow 30 seconds to look up the answer.
• For “Ask the Group” option, use a show of hands from the group