1. Reduce Reuse Recycle Become an “Environmental Millionaire”

2. The Prizes 1 - $100 2 - $200 3 - $500 4 - $1,000 5 - $2,000 6 - $4,000 7 - $8,000 8 - $16,000 9 - $32,000 10 - $64,000 11 - $125,000 12 - $250,000 13 - $500,000 14 - $1,000,000

3. Lifelines Phone a friend Ask the group Eliminate 2 incorrect answers

4. $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

5. $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%

6. $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

7. $1000 The number of states that no longer accept yard waste in landfills: B – 23 A – 16 answer C – 30 D – 42 answer B – 23

8. $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%

9. $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

10. $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

11. $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 – 1,000,000 answer C – 250,000 D – 500,000 A – 1,000,000

12. $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 jar

13. $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

14. $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

15. $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 Ash

16. $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

17. $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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19. $100 The average American generates this much garbage each day: A – 10.2 pounds D – 4.5 pounds answerD – 4.5 pounds

20. $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%

21. $500 Plastic products require this much time to break down in a landfill: B – 200 years C – 400 years

22. $1000 The number of states that no longer accept yard waste in landfills: B – 23 C – 30 B – 23

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%

24. $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

25. $8000 One ton of computer scrap components contains more gold than _____of gold ore B – 6 tons C – 17 tons

26. $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 – 1,000,000 answer C – 250,000 A – 1,000,000

27. $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 jar

28. $64000 This type of food packaging product should not be reused to store leftover food: A – Plastic butter tubs C – Styrofoam

29. $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

30. $250000 Which of the following should not be put into a compost bin or pile? B – Hair and fur D – Charcoal Ash

31. $500000 During this decade, people first began to view clothing as “disposable”: B – the 1950’s A – the 1920’s

32. $1000000 According to the Lifecycle Model, which stage in the life of a cotton shirt creates the greatest environmental impact? B – Manufacturing C – Use

33. Phone a Friend

34. Ask the group

35. 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. 2 nd 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