8TM MCQ Practice

Textile waste refers to:

• Clothing donated to charity

• Fabric and garments thrown away

• Clothes sold in stores

• Fabric used in sewing

Which industry is one of the largest contributors to textile waste?

• Automotive

• Fashion

• Food

• Tourism

Fast fashion increases textile waste because:

• Clothes last longer

• Clothes are cheap and often discarded quickly

• Clothes are handmade slowly

• Clothes are recycled more

In Australia, most unwanted clothes:

• Are recycled

• Go to landfill

• Are reused in schools

• Become uniforms

Which fibre breaks down the slowest in landfill?

• Wool

• Polyester

• Cotton

• Silk

Landfill waste from textiles can cause:

• Soil enrichment

• Pollution from dyes and chemicals

• Better plant growth

• Cleaner water

How many tonnes of clothing do Australians throw away each year (approx.)?

• 5,000 tonnes

• 500,000 tonnes

• 50 tonnes

A major problem with synthetic fabrics in landfill is:

• They attract animals

• They take hundreds of years to break down

• They improve soil

• They are eaten by plants

Off-cuts and scraps left over in factories are known as:

• Post-consumer waste

• Pre-consumer waste

• Eco-fabric

• Textile recycling

Which fabric decomposes the fastest?

• Cotton

• Polyester

• Nylon

• Acrylic