Recycling

The recycling industry is worth how much in the U.S.?

• $200 billion
• $450 million
• $300 thousand
• $50 billion

How many recycled plastic bottles does it take to create one square foot of carpet?

• 5
• 20
• 50
• 25

Americans throw away how many plastic bottles every hour?

• 2.5 million
• 250 thousand
• 25 thousand
• 250 billion

Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for how long?

• one year
• one day
• one week
• one month

The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than _______ cans in a lifetime. 

• 25,000
• 250
• 2,500
• 25

Making paper from recycled paper reduces the related contribution to air pollution _____ %?

• 95%
• 25%
• 50%
• 70%

Glass can be recycled and remanufactured how many times before wearing out?

• an infinite amount
• five times
• one hundred times
• fifty times

Making glass from recycled material cuts related water pollution by what percent?

• 50%
• 20%
• 10%
• 5%

Recycling 1 ton of cardboard saves how many gallons of oil?

• 46 gallons
• 5 gallons
• 16 gallons
• 26 gallons

What can food waste be used for?

• composting
• animal feed
• community gardens
• all of the above