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WorksheetsRecycling
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The recycling industry is worth how much in the U.S.?
a)
$200 billion
b)
$450 million
c)
$300 thousand
d)
$50 billion
2.
How many recycled plastic bottles does it take to create one square foot of carpet?
a)
5
b)
20
c)
50
d)
25
3.
Americans throw away how many plastic bottles every hour?
a)
2.5 million
b)
250 thousand
c)
25 thousand
d)
250 billion
4.
Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for how long?
a)
one year
b)
one day
c)
one week
d)
one month
5.
The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than _______ cans in a lifetime.
a)
25,000
b)
250
c)
2,500
d)
25
6.
Making paper from recycled paper reduces the related contribution to air pollution _____ %?
a)
95%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
70%
7.
Glass can be recycled and remanufactured how many times before wearing out?
a)
an infinite amount
b)
five times
c)
one hundred times
d)
fifty times
8.
Making glass from recycled material cuts related water pollution by what percent?
a)
50%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
5%
9.
Recycling 1 ton of cardboard saves how many gallons of oil?
a)
46 gallons
b)
5 gallons
c)
16 gallons
d)
26 gallons
10.
What can food waste be used for?
a)
composting
b)
animal feed
c)
community gardens
d)
all of the above
11.
Almost half of the food in the U.S. goes to waste, approximately how many pounds per second?
a)
300 lbs
b)
3000 lbs
c)
30 lbs
d)
3lbs
12.
In 2007 how many tons of e-waste ended up in landfills?
a)
1.8 million
b)
100 thousand
c)
75 thousand
d)
1 million
13.
The average person generates how much solid waste per year?
a)
1.5 tons
b)
200 lbs
c)
500lbs
d)
850 lbs
14.
A glass container can go from a recycling bin to a store shelf in as few as how many days?
a)
300
b)
30
c)
3
d)
330
15.
How many styrofoam coffee cups are thrown away each year by Americans alone?
a)
25 billion
b)
50 million
c)
5 billion
d)
125 thousand
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