pro local Quiz June

The cradle-to-cradle principle is a sustainable design concept in which products are designed in such a way that their materials can be fully recycled at the end of their life cycle and thus returned to the cycle.

The cradle-to-cradle principle is a sustainable design concept in which products are designed in such a way that their materials are either completely biodegradable at the end of their life cycle or can be returned to technical cycles.

A bee colony, which consists of 20,000 to 50,000 honey bees, produces around 20 to 25 kilograms of honey a year.

Unlike honey bees, wild bees do not produce honey because they consume the nectar directly.

China is the largest honey producer in the world. The EU is the world’s second largest producer with 250,000 tons per year.

According to the consumer advice center in Germany, the effect of superfoods has NOT been scientifically proven, despite their valuable ingredients.

Sea buckthorn originally comes from Asia, but has settled throughout Central Europe since the end of the Ice Age.

Packaging is only responsible for 1% of Austria’s total footprint. In contrast, our consumption (~ 25%), heating (~ 18%), food (~ 15%), and driving (~ 14%) are mainly responsible for our ecological footprint.

The average annual per capita consumption of plastic bags in Austria is equivalent to the environmental impact of a 13km car journey.

Due to its lower weight and therefore lower CO2 emissions during transportation, the PET reusable system is generally considered to be the most environmentally friendly alternative.