Post 8: WEB QUEST: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Part 1:

What’s my carbon footprint in a year?

My carbon footprint is 5.94 metric tons of CO2e in a year.

Part 2:

Questions:

Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to _50_ % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

Ø Only about _10_ % of global energy comes from renewables.

Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity. (FALSE)

Ø Can you make paper out of hemp? Yes

Part 3:

1. Plastic bottles are often very bulky and take up lots of space so before you put them out the collection squash them up, because besides being garbage, not recyclable, it occupies more space than it needs

2. Use a bag that serves more times than a disposable plastic, because we don´t use unnecessary plastic.

3. Buy food that has the lowest possible packaging, to reduce the use of plastic.