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WorksheetsPaper Towel Trivia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Paper towels are recyclable.
True
False
If every household in the United States used ONE LESS ROLL of paper towels a YEAR it would save ______________ trees a annually.
5,400
28,000
276,000
544,000
More than 13 billion pounds of paper towels are used each year in the US.
True
False
How many trees a day does it take to keep up with the US consumption of paper towels?
500
51,000
5,100
10,000
The average family of four uses at least ___________ of paper towels a year.
That’s over _________ a year (for a single use throw away item).
26 rolls; $90
10 rolls; $30
15 rolls; $50
How many times a year do you buy multi-packs of paper towels?
The yearly average use of paper towels in the United States breaks down to the equivalent of 80 rolls per person (each year).
True
False
Globally, paper towel waste results in ___________ TONS of trash every year.
10,000
18,500
20,000
24,500
Paper accounts for ______ of all municipal landfill waste.
1/5
1/3
1/10
1/4
The paper industry uses more water in production than any other industry. It takes ____________ gallons a day just to fuel America’s paper towel habit.
15 thousand
25 thousand
30 million
60 million
