The Journey of Plastic Bottles

What is the initial step in the creation of plastic bottles?

• Filling bottles with liquid

• Shipping the bottles

• Melting plastic pellets

• Bonding oil and gas molecules to form monomers

What happens to bottle one after it is discarded?

• It is reused

• It is incinerated

• It is recycled

• It ends up in a landfill

What is leachate?

• A harmful stew created by rainwater flowing through waste

• A recycling process

• A type of marine animal

• A type of plastic

Where does bottle two end up after floating in the ocean?

• In a compost heap

• In a landfill

• In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• In a recycling plant

What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• A recycling center

• A massive vortex where trash accumulates in the ocean

• A composting site

• A landfill

What happens to marine animals that mistake plastic for food?

• They become stronger

• They migrate to cleaner waters

• They starve to death

• They thrive

What are microplastics?

• Tiny pieces of plastic that break down from larger plastics

• A type of marine animal

• Large pieces of plastic

• A type of biodegradable plastic

What is the fate of bottle three?

• It is lost at sea

• It is recycled and transformed into new materials

• It is incinerated

• It ends up in a landfill

What process does bottle three undergo at the recycling plant?

• It is incinerated

• It is compressed into a block, shredded, washed, and melted

• It is thrown into the ocean

• It is buried in a landfill

What is the potential future for bottle three after recycling?

• It will be transformed into something new

• It will be incinerated

• It will be discarded again

• It will be lost at sea