RECYCLING

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%

What can food waste be used for?

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Almost half of the food in the U.S. goes to waste, approximately how many pounds per second?

• 300 lbs
• 3000 lbs
• 30 lbs
• 3lbs

The average person generates how much solid waste per year?

• 1.5 tons
• 200 lbs
• 500lbs
• 850 lbs