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Recycling Quiz

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(1)    What is the order of the environmental 3R's used to indicate the best ways to conserve natural resources?

        (a) reduce, recycle, reuse

        (b) reduce, reuse, recycle

        (c) reuse, recycle, reduce

        (d) recycle, reuse, reduce

 

(2)    Plastics that have a number 1 inside a triangle stamped on them are part of what plastic classification?

        (a) PET

        (b) styrofoam

        (c) PVC

        (d) mixed

 

(3)    Which of the following cannot be composted?

        (a) banana peel

        (b) pizza box

        (c) lawn clippings

        (d) milk cartons

 

(4)    What should you do with used motor oil?

        (a) pour it on the ground

        (b) pour it down a drain

        (c) put it in the bin

        (d) recycle it at a used oil collection centre

 

(5)    How much household rubbish do we make in this country every year?

        (a) 1 million tonnes

        (b) 28 million tonnes

        (c) 100 million tonnes

 

(6)    How many times could we cover Manchester United's football pitch at Old Trafford with the rubbish we throw away each year in Britain?

        (a) 280 times

        (b) 2,850 times

        (c) 24,850 times

 

(7)    Which of the following do the nappies an average child uses in its lifetime weigh the same as?

        (a) a motorbike

        (b) a family car

        (c) a lorry

 

(8)    In 1950 the world made less than 5 million tonnes of plastic but how many do you think we make now?

        (a) 8 million tonnes

        (b) 18 million tonnes

        (c) 80 million tonnes

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