Recycling Facts

What does the recycling symbol mean?

• Recycle

• Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

• Recycle, Reduce, Reuse

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

How much of our household waste could be recycled?

• more than 50% of it

• less than 25% of it

• nearly all of it

• about 10% of it

How many trees does it take to make one tonne of paper?

• 30 trees

• 11 trees

• 3 trees

• 17 trees

What is the best way to deal with our waste?

• throw it in the bin

• recycle it

• reduce it

• reuse it

The percentage of total waste recycled in Israel per year is about (-)

• 25%

• 30%

• 10%

• 6%

How much does the average resident of Israel generate of waste daily?

• 1.8 kg

• 2.1 kg

• 1.5 kg

• 1.7 kg

The percentage of plastic recycled per year in Israel is about (-)

• 6%

• 16%

• 8%

• 15%

The amount of metal recycled in Israel each year is about (-)

• 100000 tons

• 600000 tons

• 10000 tons

• 250000 tons

Waste production in Israel grows at rate of _______ per year.

• 5%

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

How much waste is generated in Israel each year?

• 4 million tons

• 5.3 million tons

• 3.5 million tons

• 8.2 million tons