While turning single-use plastics into a new product like bricks is a great way to reuse the plastic, it can still cause problems to the environment because.... *
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Neil Tangri says that any solutions that does NOT focus on ______________ the amount of new plastic going into production, let's the people that created the problem off the hook. *
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There is a small shoe factory in India that makes sneakers from 100% recycled materials. Name the reused products that these shoes are made from. *
In about two years time, Glass Half Full saved about ___________________ beer bottles worth of glass from being wasted in the landfills. *
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Did any of the college students that started the Glass Half Full company have any experience in waste management or recycling? *
Name a benefit of crushing/grinding glass back into sand. *
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Did you know that there is a glass recycling bin just off our campus (next to Jiffy Lube/Breaktime on Bluff Street)? *
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The company called Mo's Crib turns PVC pipes (that would have otherwise been put in the landfill) into __________________. *
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Weaving baskets requires a certain thickness of PVC pipe, so many couldn't be used. So in 2019 they partnered with a piping manufacturer. How did that partnership benefit their business? *
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Why were people chopping down trees (causing deforestation) in West Africa? *
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Alhaji Siraj Bah noticed that the people of Sierra Leone needed fuel to feed their cooking fires and that coconut venders had an over abundance of coconut shells. What was his solution to both of these problems? *
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About how many skateboards end up in landfills ever year? *
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What kind of products do the Pool brothers make from discarded skateboards? *
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Are there any products in your life that you use and dispose of regularly that you wish could be reused or repurposed? *