ALL ABOUT PLASTICS

Roughly how many percent of all the plastic that has ever been created has not been recycled?

• 61%

• 71%

• 81%

• 91%

How many tons of plastic end up in our oceans each year?

• 8 million

• 9 million

• 10 million

• 11 million

For every minute that passes, how many plastic bottles are purchased around the world?

• 250,000

• 500,000

• 750,000

• 1,000,000

Plastic is killing more than ______ seabirds and animals every year.

• 1.0 million

• 1.1 million

• 1.2 million

• 1.3 miilion

___ million tons of plastic were produced in 2015.

• 300

• 879

• 332

• 790

Which items are the most common forms of plastic pollution found in the oceans?

(Choose 3)

• Plastic bags

• Cigarette butts

• Food container

• Light bulbs

____% of that plastic pollution comes from land.

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

Plastic does not biodegrade.

It takes _____ years for plastic to degrade.

• 200-300

• 500-1000

• 50-150

Despite a growing worldwide demand for plastic, only ___ % of the plastic produced is recycled effectively.

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 0.3%

Every minute, a garbage truck's worth of plastic pollution ends up in the ocean.

Oceana estimates that ______ billion pounds of plastic enter our oceans annually.

• 30.6

• 17.6

• 10.8

• 5.5