Environmental Justice Bingo

This bingo card has a free space and 39 words: Methane, Waste-to-energy Plant”, Put them in a landfill or burn them in an incinerator., It found that people of color are 61% more likely than White people to live in counties that violate EPA air quality standards., Because Old Dhaka has no water hydrants., “The answer is not producing waste in the first place.”, 8% of residents, A marketplace containing winding alleys and shops., Burning waste releases energy, which can be used to make electricity., An explosion took place that broke out into a fire., Because they are both more exposed to pollution and more biologically or environmentally vulnerable to its adverse consequences., The directive bans plastic food containers and includes “Extended Producer Responsibility”, Companies must cover the cost of collecting, transporting, and recycling plastics., $0.35 an hour., Rationality and legal requirements will be compromised, and communities will suffer unnecessary health consequences., They supervise the process through which the executive branch creates regulations, including environmental protection rules., Revoked executive orders on environmental justice issued by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, "Unscrupulous businessmen frequently store and use hazardous chemicals in residential areas, and government agencies have turned a blind eye to this for years.”, Evenhandedly enforce all of these laws., The textile industry which accounts for over 90% of it’s exports., “illegal discrimination in the federal government.”, Low-income communities and communities of color., identifying populations suffering from disproportionate environmental and health burdens and taking actions to address those effects., factory jobs often offer similar or lower pay compared to agriculture or market selling, with longer hours and worse conditions., "The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all.", Unlike Triangle, which led to reforms, the Rana Plaza collapse has not led to sufficient reform., To avoid being held responsible by consumers for the conditions in which their products are made., companies and trade unions formed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, with signatories like H&M, Zara, and Uniqlo., 95% of buildings in Dhaka still lack fire exits, and national inspection agencies are not capable of taking over monitoring work from the Accord., The minimum wage was raised to $0.42 an hour for the lowest earners, while middle-income wages did not improve., A task force to locate illegal chemical storehouses in Dhaka., Greed — wealthy people exploiting poverty, rather than poverty itself., Hundreds of chemical drums were found, despite no permissions being granted for chemical storage for seven to eight years., Individuals in predominantly Black neighborhoods are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease related to exposure to particulate matter than individuals in predominantly White areas., Provide education for consumers to buy fewer disposable products., We must first reduce waste., Intercept plastic bottles headed for the ocean and repurpose them into shoes., 17% of emissions and The solid trash will be turned into a gas that goes into the atmosphere..

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