Pico’s Earth day T/F Quiz

See the Winners at the End!

1.	Fair Trade practices involve producing eco-friendly products. True Engaging in environmentally sustainable practices is one criterion for fair trade.
2.	Conventionally grown cotton uses approximately 25% of the world’s insecticides. True This crop also uses 10% of the world’s pesticides
3.	The average American family throws away approximately 25 pounds of plastic a year. False The average family disposes of approximately 88 pounds a year.
4.	Putting a brick in the toilet tank does not conserve water. False A brick can save half a gallon to a gallon with each use!
5.	Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs use 75% less energy than standard bulbs. True
6.	Landfills are the largest man-made source of methane. True Methane is 21x a worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide from cars.
7.	Hemp cannot be grown without herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides. False Hemp is not susceptible to pests & insects and is easily grown organic.
8.	Industrial hemp and marijuana are the same plant. False There is NO THC (the psychotropic component) in industrial hemp- it has no drug use.
9.	Making new aluminum cans from old recycled ones is cheaper than making them from scratch. True And it produces 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution.
10.	Solving the garbage problem starts in your own home. True