Question 1

Unplugging your printer when not in use reduces energy waste and potentially saves about how much annually?

Accepted Answer

$130

Question 2

How many trees does recycling one ton of paper save?

Accepted Answer

17

Question 3

In standard recycling symbols, a number inside a triangle on a plastic object identifies the type of plastic. How many different numbers are used in this system?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 4

How much of the textile industry is made up of brands or companies that employ sustainable manufacturing practices?

Accepted Answer

0.01%

Question 5

Which country currently emits the most greenhouse gasses?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 6

From an energy efficiency point of view, which type of washing machine is better?

Accepted Answer

Front loader

Question 7

St. Thomas is working as a community toward a goal of carbon neutrality by what year?

Accepted Answer

2035

Question 8

St. Thomas holds what rank for most sustainable college in the US (according to The Princeton Review)?

Accepted Answer

49

Question 9

There are how many LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings on campus?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 10

St. Thomas has ___  sustainability-focused courses from over __% of academic departments

Accepted Answer

160 courses in 80% of departments

Question 11

St. Thomas has collection bins for recycling batteries, electronics and plastic bags. True or false?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 12

Which of the following is caused by anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change?

Accepted Answer

Increase in extreme weather events

Question 13

What term that is responsible for a lot of modern waste is this definition describing? “describes the practice of designing products to break quickly or become obsolete in the short to mid-term"

Accepted Answer

Planned obsolescence

Question 14

Which of the following cannot be recycled?

Accepted Answer

Pizza box with grease

Question 15

The average American family wastes how much in $ in the form of food waste?

Accepted Answer

$1,600

Question 16

What is the US’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ?

Accepted Answer

Electricity Generation

Question 17

What are the 3 most important things you as an individual can do to help the environment?

Accepted Answer

Vote for representatives who will advocate for and protect the earth , Educate yourself and others about issues surrounding climate degradation, Help make invisible issues visible and tangible

Sustainability event

2) How many trees does recycling one ton of paper save?

3) In standard recycling symbols, a number inside a triangle on a plastic object identifies the type of plastic. How many different numbers are used in this system?

4) How much of the textile industry is made up of brands or companies that employ sustainable manufacturing practices?

5) Which country currently emits the most greenhouse gasses?

6) From an energy efficiency point of view, which type of washing machine is better?

7) St. Thomas is working as a community toward a goal of carbon neutrality by what year?

8) St. Thomas holds what rank for most sustainable college in the US (according to The Princeton Review)?

9) There are how many LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings on campus?

10) St. Thomas has ___ sustainability-focused courses from over __% of academic departments

11) St. Thomas has collection bins for recycling batteries, electronics and plastic bags. True or false?

12) Which of the following is caused by anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change?

13) What term that is responsible for a lot of modern waste is this definition describing? “describes the practice of designing products to break quickly or become obsolete in the short to mid-term"

14) Which of the following cannot be recycled?

15) The average American family wastes how much in $ in the form of food waste?

16) What is the US’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ?

17) What are the 3 most important things you as an individual can do to help the environment?