Quiz on Plastic Pollution

The biggest plastic polluters per person?

• China

• USA

• India

• Kuwait

Which country produces the most plastic pollution?

• India

• China

• USA

• UK

How often do you think the equivalent of a rubbish truck full of plastic is dumped into ocean?

• Every Month

• Every Year

• Every Hour

• Every Minute

how many microplastic particles exist today in the oceans world-wide?

• 10 Million

• 25 Million

• 20 Trillion

• 15 Trillion

What can you do to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans?

• Purchase Reusable Products

• Recycle all recyclable materials

• Reuse items when possible or donate them to NGO

• All of the above

How many years does it take a plastic bag to degrade?

• < 10 years

• 10 to 100 years

• 100 to 1000 years

• >1000years

Why is plastic dangerous to marine life?

• They can mistake it for food and cannot digest

• They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim

• Bacteria on plastic causes diseases

• All of the above

What percentage of plastic is recycled globally?

• 5%

• 9%

• 35%

• 50%

Answer explanation

Only 9% of plastic waste is recycled (15% is collected for recycling but 40% of that is disposed of as residues)

On average how long a person uses plastic bags?

• 12 Minutes

• 1 Hour

• 1 week

• a few months

Answer explanation

Did you know that the average length of time a person uses a plastic bag for is 12 minutes? Think about how long it takes you to get those bags home from the grocery store, unpacked, and in the trash. However, plastic bags do not disappear once they hit your trashcan.

The Pacific garbage patch is a floating island of plastic bags, bottles, and other rubbish that is the size of?

• 10 Rugby pitches

• Auckland city

• The south island

• Twice the size of Texas