Reduce Reuse Recycle Become an Environmental Millionaire The

Reduce Reuse Recycle Become an “Environmental Millionaire”

The Prizes 1 - $100 2 - $200 3 - $500 4 - $1, 000 5 - $2, 000 6 - $4, 000 7 - $8, 000 8 - $16, 000 9 - $32, 000 10 - $64, 000 11 - $125, 000 12 - $250, 000 13 - $500, 000 14 - $1, 000

Lifelines • Phone a friend • Ask the group • Eliminate 2 incorrect answers

$100 The average American generates this much garbage each day: A – 10. 2 pounds B – 3. 6 pounds answer C – 2 pounds- answer D – 4. 5 pounds answer

$200 This percentage of what we throw away could be recycled, reused, donated, composted or made into something new: A – 50% B – 80% C – 91% D – 47%answer

$500 Plastic products require this much time to break down in a landfill: A – 50 years B – 200 years C – 400 years D – 1000 years - answer

$1000 The number of states that no longer accept yard waste in landfills: A – 16 answer B – 23 C – 30 D – 42 answer

$2000 In the US, 60 -70% of waste goes to landfills. What is the percentage in Japan? A – 30%answer B – 28%answer C – 10%answer D – 16%an

$4000 It is 95% more efficient to recycle this material than to mine the component materials and make it “new”: A - Glass B - Steel C – Aluminium D - -Paper

$8000 One ton of computer scrap components contains more gold than _____of gold ore A – 2. 6 tons B – 6 tons C – 17 tons D – 22 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 answer B – 10, 000 C – 250, 000 D – 500, 000

$32000 This type of food packaging can be reused with any type of food, regardless of what was originally packed in the container. A – Microwave dinner tray/bowl B – Whipped topping container C – A bread wrapper D – A glass jar

$64000 This type of food packaging product should not be reused to store leftover food: A – Plastic butter tubs B – A pickle jar C – Styrofoam D – Plastic zipper bags-

$125000 According to the new “Make Do and Mend”, this item can be reused for dusting computer monitors and plasma TV’s: A – Old socks B –-Used fabric softener sheets C – Plastic grocery bags D – Scraps of fleece

$250000 Which of the following should not be put into a compost bin or pile? A – Coffee grounds/filters B – Hair and fur C – Wood Chips D – Charcoal Ash

$500000 During this decade, people first began to view clothing as “disposable”: A – the 1920’s B – the 1950’s C – the 1980’s D – the 1940’s

$1000000 According to the Lifecycle Model, which stage in the life of a cotton shirt creates the greatest environmental impact? A – Production B – Manufacturing C – Use D – Distribution answer

Winner!

$100 The average American generates this much garbage each day: A – 10. 2 pounds D – 4. 5 pounds answer

$200 This percentage of what we throw away could be recycled, reused, donated, composted or made into something new: B – 80% D – 47%answer

$500 Plastic products require this much time to break down in a landfill: B – 200 years C – 400 years

$1000 The number of states that no longer accept yard waste in landfills: B – 23 C – 30

$2000 In the US, 60 -70% of waste goes to landfills. What is the percentage in Japan? A – 30%answer D – 16%an

$4000 It is 95% more efficient to recycle this material than to mine the component materials and make it “new”: C – Aluminium D - -Paper

$8000 One ton of computer scrap components contains more gold than _____of gold ore B – 6 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: A – 1, 000 answer C – 250, 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 jar

$64000 This type of food packaging product should not be reused to store leftover food: A – Plastic butter tubs 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 D – Scraps of fleece

$250000 Which of the following should not be put into a compost bin or pile? B – Hair and fur D – Charcoal Ash

$500000 During this decade, people first began to view clothing as “disposable”: A – the 1920’s B – the 1950’s

$1000000 According to the Lifecycle Model, which stage in the life of a cotton shirt creates the greatest environmental impact? B – Manufacturing C – 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. 2 nd 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