VP #5: What really happens to the plastic you throw away

Where do the plastic bottles in the story come from?

• A mountain

• A river

• An oil refinery

• A tree

What happens to bottle one after it is discarded?

• It is recycled

• It ends up in a landfill

• It is turned into a toy

• It floats in the ocean

What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• A landfill

• A mountain of plastic

• A recycling center

• A place where ocean trash gathers

What happens to bottle two in the ocean?

• It breaks down into microplastics

• It is eaten by a whale

• It is recycled

• It becomes a home for fish

What is the final fate of bottle three?

• It is thrown away

• It becomes a new product

• It is buried underground

• It is lost in the ocean