By 2050, worldwide municipal solid waste generation is expected to have increased by roughly ____ percent to 3.4 billion metric tons.
70%
MSW
municipal solid waste
the world’s top gross polluter
China
the world’s top per capital polluter
USA
The most common type of waste...
other types of waste
food waste
paper/cardboard waste
plastic waste
(True/False) 33% of all food produced globally goes to waste
True
(True/False) The amount of annual food waste is in the 14-digits
False (13-digits)
Roughly what % of the world’s fresh water supply is used to grow food that is never eaten?
25
10
50
33
If food waste were a country, it would b the ____ largest emitter of greenhouse gases...
1st
2nd
4th
3rd
Throwing away a hamburger is equivalent to...
Taking a 90-minute shower
Killing 90 cows
Punching your classmate 90 times
Occupying 90 acres of arable land
Annual global plastic production produces the same plastic waste as...
6,158 Great Walls
18 Suns
17 Suns
5,128 Blue Whales
359,000,000,000 BJ12 classmates
The word, “plastic,” derives from which language?
Latin
Greek
Chinese
Arabic
Which of the following is something we do NOT often incorrectly throw away?
razor blade
water bottle
tissues
plastic utensils
