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April "Parent Invite to Lunch"
Barker's monthly "Parent Invite to Lunch" series ended in April with an Earth Day theme. Parents and students were challenged with a True or False "Quiz" about cell phones and their impact on our environment. How would you do on the "Quiz"?...
True or False?...
1. On average Americans replace their cell phones every 12-18 months.
2. Cell phones contain toxic substances including Arsenic, Antimony, Beryllium, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, and Zinc which leak into soil and groundwater from landfills.
3. Arsenic, Antimony, Beryllium, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, and Zinc are toxic and have been associated with cancer.
4. The Cadmium from a single cell phone is capable of polluting 158,200 gallons of water.
5. Approximately 300 million ink cartridges are thrown away each year.
6. Barker is an official Ecophone dropoff station and old cell phones and ink cartridges earn money for the school.
Answers: 1. True, 2. True, 3. True, 4. True, 5. True, 6. True