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WorksheetsWhat happens to your recycling?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many tonnes of waste does the line at Green Recycling handle per hour?
16
10
8
12
Which countries were having European waste exported to?
Thailand
Vietnam
Indonesia
Malaysia
Westminster council sent how much of all household waste for incineration?
42%
38%
68%
82%
The 'Loop' was launched as a trial in which countries?
Japan
France
United States
United Kingdom
Loop is not a product company; it's a?
waste management company
material regeneration system
pioneer in the recycling industry
Amazon have impacted on the recycling industry by?
increasing the amount of boxes being used
using 50% recycled material in their packaging
making all packaging easier to recycle due to less contamination of the paper & card used.
reducing the amount of adhesive included on all packaging.
The most valuable items going through a recycling process are:?
bottles, cardboard & tin cans
bottles, paper & aluminium cans
bottles, cardboard & aluminium cans
plastic bottles, paper & aluminium cans
How many types of waste were prohibited when the 'National Sword' policy was introduced?
32
24
22
14
How many plastic bottles will a human pick out on a 'good day' every minute?
between 20 & 30
between 20 & 35
between 20 & 40
between 20 & 45
What does chemical recycling achieve?
turns all plastic material into a liquid form.
removes all pigment from the plastic making it easier to recycle.
recycles difficult plastics which mechanical methods can not.
turns the plastic into a more pure form of the original material.
Which government started turning container ships away in May of 2019?
Chinese
Indian
Malaysian
Indonesian
What are 2 issues with burying waste in landfill sites?
(a)
How much virgin plastic has been produced worldwide?
8.3 billion tonnes
9 billion tonnes
3.8 billion tonnes
6.8 billion tonnes
Who ststed "It's a total myth when people say that we're recycling our plastics"?
Jamie Smith
Roland Geyer
Jim Pucket
Tom Szaky
How much waste per person does the US produce every day?
1.1Kg
1.5Kg
2Kg
2.2Kg
What is known to have been recycled in Japan for many years?
Electronics
Scrap metal
Paper
Textiles
Who is 'Max's Mum'?
Adrienne
Tina
Danielle
Barbara
How much does using 'recycled Aluminium' to make a can reduce the carbon footprint compared to using virgin material?
75%
68%
95%
82%
What does MRF stand for?
massive regeneration facility
material recycling factory
materials recovery facilities
The documentary which went viral about what was happening in China showed what that was wrong about the recycling industry in the West?
materials being burned in the open air
people taking some rubbish for themselves
it is filthy, polluting work
people making lots of money from the activity
