Sustainability event

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

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?