Plastic Wars

What item at a clothing store gets used just one time?

• hooks

• hangers

• tote bags

• Mannequins

what is expected to happen to plastic production by 2050?

• doubled

• quadrupled

• tripled

• decrease

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what country was buying US plastics for almost 20 years?

• Russia

• India

• Greece

• China

What state has pursued recycling more aggressively than anywhere else?

• Washington

• Oregon

• California

• Florida

Where do most "mixed plastics" end up?

• landfill

• recycling centers

• manufacturer

• restaurants

what types of plastics are easy to recycle?

• water bottles and milk jugs

• Chinese food containers

• fruit containers and egg cartons

• greasy pizza boxes

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By what year does the U.N. estimate there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish?

• 2040

• 2050

• 2030

• 2060

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How much plastic waste ends up in the ocean every year?

• 18 million pounds

• 15 billion pounds

• 18 tons

• 18 billion pounds

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How much of all the plastic ever made has been recycled?

• 20%

• 10%

• 50%

• 2%

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What is the first plastic ever made?

• PVC pipes

• bakelite

• Polypropylene

• Rubbermaid

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