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WorksheetsPre-release quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What industry produces the most amount of waste in the UK?
Commercial
Construction and industry
Household
Other
What is the most popular way to get rid of waste in the UK?
Recycling
Landfill
Incineration
Composting
What % of waste is sent to landfill each year?
30%
40%
45%
50%
What country in the UK has the best recycling rate?
NI
England
Wales
Scotland
What has happened to the rate of recycling in the UK since 2000?
Consistently increasing
Rose rapidly to 2010, then plateaued, slightly falling in the last few years
Rose rapidly to 2010 and then fell significantly in the last 10 years
Slowly rose, peaking in 2017, before falling rapidly in the last few years
What country is the top waste export destination for UK plastic?
Turkey
Indonesia
Malaysia
Poland
What is the name of the company wanting to build the new incineration plant?
Cambridge without incineration
AMI
AMEY
AMY
How many jobs does AMEY say the new plant will create?
100
200
300
400
Where is the new town going to be built?
On the former barracks
Waterbeach
Milton
Denny Abbey
How much waste could the new incineration plant handle?
250,000
280,000
300,000
350,000
What is the best option in the waste hierarchy (pyramid)?
Incineration
Recycle
Reuse
Reduce
How tall is the proposed chimney that is part of the energy from waste incineration plant?
90 metres
80 metres
60 metres
40 metres
Which of the following is not a benefit of building the new plant?
More control over bad smells
May encourage more waste production
Destroys harmful chemicals and germs
Ash can be used
What is the EU target for recycling in 2020?
45%
50%
55%
60%
What is the name of the cathedral that may be dwarfed by this plant? (a) cathedral
