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Paper Towel Trivia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paper towels are recyclable.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

If every household in the United States used ONE LESS ROLL of paper towels a YEAR it would save ______________ trees a annually.

a)

5,400

b)

28,000

c)

276,000

d)

544,000

3.

More than 13 billion pounds of paper towels are used each year in the US.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How many trees a day does it take to keep up with the US consumption of paper towels?

a)

500

b)

51,000

c)

5,100

d)

10,000

5.

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).

a)

26 rolls; $90

b)

10 rolls; $30

c)

15 rolls; $50

6.

How many times a year do you buy multi-packs of paper towels?

4 lines
7.

The yearly average use of paper towels in the United States breaks down to the equivalent of 80 rolls per person (each year).

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Globally, paper towel waste results in ___________ TONS of trash every year.

a)

10,000

b)

18,500

c)

20,000

d)

24,500

9.

Paper accounts for ______ of all municipal landfill waste.

a)

1/5

b)

1/3

c)

1/10

d)

1/4

10.

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.

a)

15 thousand

b)

25 thousand

c)

30 million

d)

60 million