The Mobro Garbage Barge Incident Quiz

What was Lowell Harrelson's initial plan for the garbage from Islip, New York?

• To recycle it

• To dump it in the ocean

• To ship it to landfills in the South

• To burn it in an incinerator

Who was the owner of the only private dock in New York City licensed to barge garbage?

• Kathryn Kellogg

• Lowell Harrelson

• Tommy Gesuale

• Salvatore Avellino

What sparked the outcry in North Carolina when the Mobro barge docked there?

• The presence of rats

• The smell of the garbage

• A bedpan found on the barge

• A local TV news report

Which state threatened to send out the National Guard if the Mobro barge tied up there?

• Florida

• New York

• Louisiana

• North Carolina

What was the final decision made about the Mobro's load of garbage?

• It was incinerated in Brooklyn

• It was recycled

• It was sent back to Islip

• It was dumped in the ocean

What did Greenpeace activists hang a banner saying?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Save the Earth

• Next time, try recycling

• Stop Pollution

What was one of the long-term impacts of the Mobro incident on waste management?

• Rise in recycling efforts

• Increased landfill space

• Ban on garbage barges

• Decrease in garbage production

What change in 2018 affected the recycling of American waste?

• Introduction of new recycling technologies

• New regulations in the US

• China's decision to limit imports

• Increase in landfill space

What was Lowell Harrelson's plan for generating electricity from garbage?

• Using solar panels

• Burning the garbage

• Using methane gas from decomposing garbage

• Using wind turbines

What is Lowell Harrelson's new ambition at age 85?

• To mine and ship iron ore in Bolivia

• To build a new landfill

• To start a recycling company

• To retire peacefully