Recycling and Reusable Packaging Quiz

What percentage of plastic packaging is collected for recycling according to the World Economic Forum?

• 10%

• 14%

• 20%

• 25%

What does Sander Defruyt from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation say about recycling?

• Recycling alone will solve the climate crisis.

• Recycling is not necessary.

• Just recycling won't solve the climate crisis.

• Recycling is harmful to the environment.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

What type of containers do experts suggest using to help the environment?

• Plastic containers

• Single-use containers

• Metal or glass containers

• Paper containers

What is the name of the company trying out reusable packaging?

• Walmart

• Loop

• Unilever

• Johnson & Johnson

What percentage of plastic packaging from companies like Unilever, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson was reusable in 2019?

• 5%

• 10%

• 2%

• 15%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

By how much did the market for reusable beauty and personal-care product packaging grow in the U.S. from June 2020 to May 2021?

• 50%

• 55%

• 60%

• 65%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What does Shelie Miller say about the "payback" period for reusable items?

• It is not important.

• It is how many times an item needs to be reused before it becomes better for the environment.

• It is the cost of the item.

• It is the time taken to manufacture the item.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What percentage of plastic packaging is collected for recycling, according to the World Economic Forum?

• 25%

• 14%

• 50%

• 5%

What does Sander Defruyt suggest companies should replace single-use containers with?

• Plastic containers

• Disposable containers

• Containers made of metal or glass

• Paper containers

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which company is mentioned in the text as experimenting with reusable packaging?

• Walmart

• Johnson & Johnson

• Loop

• Unilever

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10