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WorksheetsRecycling
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 49mins
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
16.
what do you put in a recycling bin?
a)
food
b)
trash
c)
glass
d)
animals
17.
What does reuse mean?
a)
use it once
b)
use it again
18.
What does reduce mean?
a)
Break down
b)
Keep the same
19.
What does recycle mean?
a)
keep waste
b)
reuse and make nutrients
20.
Which item is the most biodegradable?
a)
apple
b)
glass bottle
c)
plastic bag
d)
plastic bottle
21.
Plastic can be recycled.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which material takes the longest to biodegrade?
a)
Paper
b)
Cloth
c)
Glass
23.
Plastic is a natural material.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Landfills are places where people go shopping.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
It is thoughtful to throw trash on the floor.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.
What does it mean to recycle?
a)
to throw things in a trash can
b)
to use something again
c)
to grow something to place items in a recycling bin
27.
Why is it important to recycle?
a)
It saves landfill space
b)
It saves natural resources
c)
It saves money
d)
All of the above statements are true
28.
Which material sometimes uses more energy to recycle?
a)
Paper
b)
Plastic
c)
Glass
d)
Aluminum
29.
WHAT ARE THE 3R'S OF RECYCLING?
a)
Redirct, Rude, Round.
b)
Respectful, Responsible, Right.
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
d)
Rewrite, rewind, respond.
30.
Every landfill contributes serious green house gas emissions hence causing climate change. Is it true ?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Unrecycled waste that will get diverted into incinerators (like the soon-to-be-built mega incinerator in Kepong) is dangerous because
a)
potential lack of maintenance that may cause release of dangerous toxins
b)
the waste from incinerators will be flushed down the drain
c)
we will soon see mutants in Kepong
32.
Ewaste (printer catridges, electronic gadgetes) when thrown away can
a)
End up in a landfill and leak dangerous toxins such as heavy metals and radio-active substances
b)
Exported to 3rd world countries causing pollution & health problems
c)
All of the above
33.
Recycling will help us
a)
Take action against climate change
b)
Initial steps in bringing forth a "Circular Economy" where it is envisioned there is no waste
c)
Because it is the only way to fight climate change
d)
All of the above except the one about "recycling is the only way to fight climate change"
34.
Which of the following items cannot be recycled?
a)
Food & organic items
b)
Paper
c)
Batteries/Bulbs
d)
Styrofoam
35.
By reducing landfills, the benefits are
a)
Recyclable items can be donated to charity
b)
Divert waste from creating more landfills
c)
Reducing landfill problems such as leaking of landfill leachate contaminating rivers
d)
All of the above
36.
Which item has the highest percentage of material recycled?
a)
glass bottles and jars
b)
aluminum cans
c)
auto batteries, paper and paperboard
37.
Recycling does not:
a)
Create energy
b)
Save energy
c)
Save money
d)
Save landfill space
38.
WHAT IS RECYCLING?
a)
Buying new clothes.
b)
Collecting and using materials to make something new
c)
Throwing things in the garbage can.
d)
Selling items.
39.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE RECYCLED?
a)
Plastic bottles, food containers and paper bag.
b)
Food.
c)
Video tapes.
d)
Ceramics.
40.
Which recycling bin does soda cans go in?
a)
Plastic
b)
Metal
c)
Paper
41.
How does recycling help the Earth and the environment?
a)
Causing less garbage
b)
Helps people make more cans
c)
Makes more garbage
42.
What area of the school typically has the most trash?
a)
Classrooms
b)
Hallways
c)
Lockers
d)
Outside
43.
A typical plastic bottle is thrown away. What is the minimum amount of time that it will take to disintegrate?
a)
1 year
b)
50 years
c)
150 years
d)
450 years
44.
Approximately how much trash does a typical person generate in ONE year of their life?
a)
20 kg
b)
80 kg
c)
200 kg
d)
800 kg
45.
Which country has the highest recycling rate in the world?
a)
Austria
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
USA
46.
Useful materials from the earth,such as coal, oil, natural gas, and trees.
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Greenhouse gases
c)
Ignitability
d)
Pollution
47.
Solid waste, trash.
a)
Recycling
b)
Pollution
c)
Garbage
d)
Biodiversity
48.
Unprocessed natural resources used to manufacture or create a range of modern conveniences.
a)
Raw Materials
b)
Source Reduction
c)
Pollution
d)
Composting
49.
The clearing and removal of trees from a forested area.
a)
Ignitability
b)
Solid Waste
c)
Garbage
d)
Deforestation
50.
A gas that absorbs and retains heat from the sun.
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Greenhouse Gases
c)
Landfill
d)
Combustion
51.
The burning of waste
a)
Combustion
b)
Landfill
c)
Natural Reasouces
d)
Pollution
52.
A large area of land or an excavated site that receives waste
a)
Garbage
b)
Landfill
c)
Pollution
d)
Solid Waste
53.
The contamination of soil,water, or the atmosphere
a)
Pullotion
b)
Ignitability
c)
Landfill
d)
Deforestation
54.
Did you know that compact fluorescent lamps are __ ?
a)
hazardous waste
b)
contaminated
c)
pollutant
d)
exhaust fumes
55.
__ make my eyes itch. They give me headaches and cause breathing problems.
a)
Sewage
b)
Exhaust fumes
c)
Kerbside collections
d)
Flea markets
56.
Even children can learn to __ domestic waste to save the planet!
a)
contaminate
b)
pollute
c)
sort
d)
exhaust
57.
Each person in the USA throws away about how much trash?
a)
3/4 of a ton
b)
1/2 of a ton
c)
1 ton
58.
Most of this trash is dumped in
a)
lakes.
b)
landfills.
c)
ocean.
d)
forests.
59.
Many plastics and metals will remain in a landfill for how many years?
a)
10 years
b)
100 years
c)
1000 years
d)
10,000 years
60.
Many things that are thrown away can be
a)
burned.
b)
melted.
c)
recycled.
61.
Many materials in the landfill contain dangerous substances. The substances can poison the water ways and air. This is called
a)
pollution.
b)
gross.
62.
What percent of trash thrown away can be recycled in the United States?
a)
50%
b)
75%
c)
65%
d)
55%
63.
After waste from organic materials break down it is called
a)
compost.
b)
nasty.
c)
smelly.
d)
trash.
64.
Can greasy pizza boxes be recycled?
a)
Yes
b)
No
65.
Can plastic bags including "Ziploc" be recycled outside of school?
a)
Yes
b)
No
66.
Should shoes be thrown into the landfill?
a)
Yes, they don't have any more use.
b)
No, they should be given to a thrift store.
67.
Should cell phones be thrown into a landfill?
a)
Yes
b)
No, the batteries disposal in a hazardous waste space.
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