Recycle Jeopardy

These questions all need to be made up in to cards, roughly the size of index cards, printed and laminated to be attached as Jeopardy Clues.  Each Card needs to include the Category, the point value, the question and the answers with the correct answer in bold as below.  They will need to be cut and laminated separately so that the paper is surrounded by lamination and will not absorb any water. The board is made from corrugated plastic and there's a magnet on the back of each question. The numbers are the points value. Each question is printed on the back of the cards. Below are the questions (but you can put in your own questions or campus questions). Below is the category and the various point value questions. The answers are highlighted in Red. Remember to discuss the questions and answers as alot of amazing discussions and information can come out of this exercise.

  1. The 3R’s
    1. 10: Which of the three R’s conserves the most resources?

                                                               i.      Recycling

                                                            ii.      Reusing

                                                            iii.      Reducing
The item that is reduced/eliminated no longer needs to be manufactured, shipped, handled, stored, or disposed. 

    1. 20: What’s the difference between Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?

                                                               i.      They all mean pretty much the same thing.

                                                             ii.      Reduce: eliminate the need for material, reuse: use the material again as is, recycle: remanufacturing items into new products

                                                            iii.      Reduce is using the materials again and again, reuse and recycle are the same.

    1. 30: Where does reducing waste start?

                                                               i.      Recycling bin

                                                             ii.      Donation drop-off site

                                                            iii.      Shopping Cart
Buying durable vs. disposable, in bulk vs. single packaged, reusable vs. single use, and choosing products that have less packaging are some of the first steps to making less waste. 

    1. 40: A product is recyclable only when:

                                                               i.      It is set out, clean and properly prepared on recycling data.

                                                             ii.      There is a ‘market’ for that material

                                                            iii.      When consumers want something to be recycled.
The key to recycling is getting the material back into the marketplace, made into a new product and purchased by consumers.

    1. 50: ABC School has no waste reduction program in place and employees consume 1000 reams of paper per month.  Which of the following office behaviors will save this school the most money?

                                                               i.      Have employees double-side all copies, print draft copies on old one-sided sheets, and e-mail.

                                                             ii.      Provide each employee with a desk side recycling bin and divert the paper out of the garbage.

                                                            iii.      Sign a contract to sell the school’s recyclable paper to the local recycling processor

  1. Plastic
    1. 10: According to Webster’s Dictionary, plastic means:

                                                               i.      Capable of being shaped or molded

                                                             ii.      Made with chemicals

                                                            iii.      Melts easily

    1. 20: What natural resources are typically used to make plastic?

                                                               i.      Rubber derived from the tree (Eucommia ulmoides)

                                                             ii.      Oil and Natural Gas

                                                            iii.      Guar gum from the leguminious shrub Cyamopsis tetragonoloba.

    1. 30: For health concerns post-consumer plastic cannot be recycled back into food packaging, however, plastic soda bottles can be made into:

                                                               i.      Tires, shoe soles, and road bed.

                                                             ii.      Synthetic rubber like playground balls.

                                                            iii.      Carpet, polar fleece (like the jacket material), and fiberfill for pillows and blankets.

    1. 40: The recycling symbol (arrows with a number inside) :

                                                               i.      Is not a good indicator of the recyclability of plastic

                                                             ii.      Means that bags, toys, bottles, and containers with the same number are identical plastics and can be recycled together.

                                                            iii.      Provides consumers with good information that the product is made with post-consumer recycled plastic

    1. 50: In a typical household that recycles, how much of the garbage still has plastic in it (measured by weight)?

                                                               i.      42% of the garbage is plastic

                                                             ii.      10% of the garbage is plastic

                                                            iii.      25% of the garbage is plastic

Bonus Question:
The plastic recycling market is weak and fluctuates constantly; many types of plastic are ‘non-recyclable’ in many areas.  Give me one example of how a household could send less plastic out in the trash.
Answer:
Reduce, Reuse, or other.

  1. Paper
    1. 10: What is the natural resource most often used to make paper today?

                                                               i.      Seaweed

                                                             ii.      Hemp

                                                            iii.      Trees

Daily Double Bonus Question:
According to Conserveatree, how many Southern pine trees are saved when 1 ton of paper is recycled?  7, 17,, or 77?
Answer: 17 

    1. 20: Paper made prior to 1850 was most often made with:

                                                               i.      Old rags

                                                             ii.      Sawdust

                                                            iii.      Flower petals

    1. 30: During the industrial revolution, fibrous materials to make paper were in high demand.  IN Maine, one rather unique effort was to import:

                                                               i.      Tobacco- patrons could then roll and smoke their paper

                                                             ii.      Elephant feces- which are typically high in fiber content

                                                            iii.      Mummies- which were unwrapped for their linens

    1. 40:  What material is typically recycled the most (by both weight and volume) by households in urban areas?

                                                               i.      Cardboard

                                                             ii.      Newspaper

                                                            iii.      Scrap paper

    1. 50: At a typical urban household (even with recycling services), how much of the garbage still has paper in it (as measured by weight)?

                                                               i.      28% of the garbage

                                                             ii.      3% of the garbage

                                                            iii.      15% of the garbage

  1. Metal
    1. 10: What are the natural resources used to make metal?

                                                               i.      Rocks and Minerals

                                                             ii.      Shale oil

                                                            iii.      Natural gas

    1. 20:Tin cans actually have less that 1% tin in them, the rest of the metal is:

                                                               i.      Aluminum

                                                             ii.      Iron/steel

                                                            iii.      Brass

    1. 30: Magnets (often used in the sorting process: will not stick to:

                                                               i.      Iron/steel

                                                             ii.      Aluminum

                                                            iii.      Ferrous metals

Bonus Question:
Natural aluminum metal:

a. Is the heaviest metal in terms of strength to weight

b. Does not exist naturally anywhere on earth, it must be manufactured by people

c. Is one of the least abundant minerals on Earth

    1. 40:  Aluminum requires vast amounts of electricity to create a metal from bauxite (the natural resource).  When you recycle:

                                                               i.      It actually consumes more energy to recycle, and is better to be made from bauxite

                                                             ii.      It takes 95% less energy to remelt the metal

                                                            iii.      It takes 50% less energy to remelt the metal

    1. 50:In a typical household (even with recycling services), how much of the garbage still has metal in it (as measured by weight)?

                                                               i.      28% of the garbage is metal

                                                             ii.      Less that 1 % of the garbage is metal

                                                          iii.      5% of the garbage is metal
  1. Glass
    1. 10: What are the natural resources used to make glass?

                                                               i.      Shale and sea shells

                                                             ii.      Oil derivatives

                                                            iii.      Sand, soda ash, and limestone

    1. 20: Most glass uses a high percentage of recycled glass in the process because:

                                                               i.      The natural resources are so expensive

                                                             ii.      Old glass melts at a lower temperature that the natural resources, so the furnaces can be turned down (saving energy).

                                                            iii.      Beer manufacturers require the high percentage as part of the bottle bill.

    1. 30:Light bulbs, window glass, cookware and glass jars and bottles are:

                                                               i.      Made with identical ingredients and can be recycled together.

                                                             ii.      Are all clear lightweight, and submersible

                                                            iii.      Made to melt at different temperatures and cannot be recycled together.

    1. 40:Glass has been used by humans for about:

                                                               i.      3,500 years—Egyptians and Mesopotamians glazed pots, and around the 1st century BC glass blowing was developed

                                                             ii.      1,300 years- was first used to pickle olives

                                                            iii.      300 years- Napoleon invented glass to canister food for his armies

    1. 50:  In a typical house hold (even with recycling services), how much of the garbage still has glass in it (as measured by weight)?

                                                               i.      18% of the garbage is glass

                                                             ii.      6% of the garbage is glass

                                                            iii.      3% of the garbage is glass


  1. More on Recycling
    1. 10:  An Item labels with ‘ post consumer recycled content’ indicates that:

                                                               i.      The item can be recycled if the markets are favorable

                                                            ii.      The item is manufactured with at least some materials that actually came from residential or business recycling programs

                                                            iii.      The item is a product that is made form 100% recycled materials

    1. 20: An item with “recyclable” indicates that:

                                                               i.      The manufacturer is certifying that their product has markets to be recycled

                                                             ii.      The item is made with recyclable materials

                                                          iii.      The item may be recycled if local markets are accepting the item.

    1. 30: In the world of solid waste and recycling, a MRF is:

                                                              i.      Merchandise Return Facility: legislation for retailers to take back the products that they sell

                                                            ii.      Material Recovery Facility: A place that sorts mixed recyclable items

                                                          iii.      Merchandized Reuse Flattening: a compacting system so that garbage trucks can stay on route longer

    1. 40:A recyclable material may NOT be collected locally for recycling for one of the following reasons:

                                                              i.      Only metropolitan areas are interested in recycling

                                                            ii.      Government regulations are too strict and limit recycling opportunities

                                                          iii.      Collecting, processing, and transporting the material to the manufacture may significantly cost more that any value of the material.

    1. 50: Most recyclables:

                                                              i.      Generate enough revenues from their sale to lower garbage collection service costs by nearly 50%

                                                            ii.      Are sold at a flat rate of $1,000 dollars per ton

                                                          iii.      Do not generate enough revenue from their sale to cover the full cost of curbside collection, transportation, and processing.