Reduce Reuse Recycle Become an “Environmental Millionaire”

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