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WorksheetsRecycling Facts Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for one year
True
False
I don't know
The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than _____ cans in a lifetime.
1,000
5,000
25,000
15,000
Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
True
That doesn't sound right
False
I don't know!
A glass container can go from a recycling bin to a store shelf in as few as ____ days
5 days
12 days
30 days
45 days
How much of your household waste could be recycled?
None of it
% 37
more than %50
%20
How many times can a glass bottle be remade?
100 times
48 times
15 times
infinitely
What are the 3 rs?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Radiant, Rad, Rambunctious
No, they are the 3 ts not rs
I don't know
How many soda cans do we use each year?
12,000,000
80,000,000,000
7,000
54,623,543
Almost half of the food in the U.S. goes to waste, approximately how many pounds per second?
answer choices
3000 lbs
100 lbs
2000 lbs
2500 lbs
Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for how long?
180 days
10 days
One year
Five years
Which of the following materials can be recycled?
Paper
Plastic
Glass
All of the above
Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall from Seattle to NY (a new wall every year).
True
I don't know
False
Does recycling just one glass jar saves enough electricity to light an 11 watt CFL bulb for 20 hours?
yes
no
I don't know
What is the most top reason that people do not recycle
"It takes too much time"
"It's not accessible to where I live"
"I don't understand the environmental benefit"
"It costs too much"
Gold is sometimes recovered from recycling which of the following materials?
Aluminium cans
Plastic bottles
Computers
Paper
What country recycles the most?
USA
Germany
Brazil
Japan
When recycling paper, you _____________ need to remove staples, paper clips, tape, wire, spiral bindings, and plastic tabs
Do
Do not
Where did the first "World Clean up Day" take place?
in Spain
in England
in Estonia
in America
How long does it take for plastic to biodegrade?
around 1,000 years
10 days
1 year
5 years
