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Recycling Facts Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for one year

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

2.

The average person has the opportunity to recycle more than _____ cans in a lifetime.

a)

1,000

b)

5,000

c)

25,000

d)

15,000

3.

Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.

a)

True

b)

That doesn't sound right

c)

False

d)

I don't know!

4.

A glass container can go from a recycling bin to a store shelf in as few as ____ days

a)

5 days

b)

12 days

c)

30 days

d)

45 days

5.

How much of your household waste could be recycled?

a)

None of it

b)

% 37

c)

more than %50

d)

%20

6.

How many times can a glass bottle be remade?

a)

100 times

b)

48 times

c)

15 times

d)

infinitely

7.

What are the 3 rs?

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

b)

Radiant, Rad, Rambunctious

c)

No, they are the 3 ts not rs

d)

I don't know

8.

How many soda cans do we use each year?

a)

12,000,000

b)

80,000,000,000

c)

7,000

d)

54,623,543

9.

Almost half of the food in the U.S. goes to waste, approximately how many pounds per second?

answer choices

a)

3000 lbs

b)

100 lbs

c)

2000 lbs

d)

2500 lbs

10.

Recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the equivalent energy usage of a two person household for how long?

a)

180 days

b)

10 days

c)

One year

d)

Five years

11.

Which of the following materials can be recycled?

a)

Paper

b)

Plastic

c)

Glass

d)

All of the above

12.

Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall from Seattle to NY (a new wall every year).

a)

True

b)

I don't know

c)

False

13.

Does recycling just one glass jar saves enough electricity to light an 11 watt CFL bulb for 20 hours?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

I don't know

14.

What is the most top reason that people do not recycle

a)

"It takes too much time"

b)

"It's not accessible to where I live"

c)

"I don't understand the environmental benefit"

d)

"It costs too much"

15.

Gold is sometimes recovered from recycling which of the following materials?

a)

Aluminium cans

b)

Plastic bottles

c)

Computers

d)

Paper

16.

What country recycles the most?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Brazil

d)

Japan

17.

When recycling paper, you _____________ need to remove staples, paper clips, tape, wire, spiral bindings, and plastic tabs

a)

Do

b)

Do not

18.
The recycling industry is worth how much in the U.S.?
a)
$200 billion
b)
$450 million
c)
$300 thousand
d)
$50 billion
19.

Where did the first "World Clean up Day" take place?

a)

in Spain

b)

in England

c)

in Estonia

d)

in America

20.

How long does it take for plastic to biodegrade?

a)

around 1,000 years

b)

10 days

c)

1 year

d)

5 years