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Recycling Practices and Environmental Stewardship

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of waste that enters landfills is recyclable or compostable?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

2.

How much trash does the average American produce in a single day?

a)

0.5 pounds

b)

2 pounds

c)

4.5 pounds

d)

6 pounds

3.

When one ton of paper is recycled, how many trees are saved?

a)

7 trees

b)

17 trees

c)

27 trees

d)

37 trees

4.

How many tons of waste do Americans dump into landfills each year?

a)

2.68 million tons of waste

b)

26.8 million tons of waste

c)

268 million tons of waste

d)

None of the above

5.

What percent of food from grocery stores is thrown away before it is sold?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%

6.

The EPA estimates that more _____________ goes to the landfill than any other item, nearly 25% of all municipal waste.

a)

Food waste

b)

Construction material

c)

Metal

d)

Diapers

7.

94% of people in the US have access to some form of recycling. How many households participate?

a)

16%

b)

32%

c)

48%

d)

64%

8.

How many garbage trucks worth of plastic are estimated to enter the ocean each minute?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

9.

What percentage of plastic can actually be recycled?

a)

1%

b)

5%

c)

15%

d)

50%

10.

How many pounds of food are thrown away each second?

a)

1,000 pounds

b)

2,000 pounds

c)

3,000 pounds

d)

10,000 pounds

11.

What materials can be recycled using the RED bins throughout our school?

a)

plastic bottles and aluminum cans

b)

Pencil shavings and 3-ring binders

c)

Paper and cardboard

d)

Pizza boxes coated in grease

12.

What materials can be recycled in the BLUE bins throughout our school?

a)

Plastic bottles and aluminum cans

b)

Banana peels and used Kleenex

c)

Paper and cardboard

d)

Sandwich crusts and toenail clippings

13.

If you aren't sure if something can be recycled, it is better to throw it away in the garbage than recycle it.

a)

True - Wishcycling can contaminate an entire load of recyclables!

b)

False - Put it in anyways, it's someone else's problem now!

14.

A term that describes caring for something as if it were your own - in this case, caring for God's world to honor Him.

a)

Domination

b)

Stewardship

c)

Manifest destiny

d)

Control

15.

We care for God's world ________________

a)

Out of fear and guilt.

b)

Because someone tells us to.

c)

Out of love for Him, because it is His world.

d)

Because the government will make us.