Litter Quiz

What percent of litter is plastic waste?

• 20%

• 45%

• 38%

• 76%

How long does it take for plastic water bottles to decompose?

• 450 months

• 450 days

• 450 years

• 365 days

How long does it take for aluminum to decompose?

• 250 days

• 200 days

• 200 years

• 350 years

How long does it take glass bottles to decompose?

• 1 million years

• 1 year

• 1 thousand years

• 10 years

How much litter accumulates on roadways?

• 350 million

• 51 billion

• 50 billion

• 300 billion

What are the most common pieces of litter?

• cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bottles, grocery bags, & straws

• toys, clothing, glass, paper cups, & aluminum wrappers

• metals, cardboard, & clothing

• straws, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, tote bags, & pencils

What is something you can do to prevent littering? (multiple answers)

• Not throwing trash out windows

• Keeping yards clean of trash

• Burning trash

• Recycling

Answer explanation

Although burning trash seems like an quick and easy way to get rid of waste it actually is worse for the environment as it becomes toxic ash & becomes air pollution.

What can you recycle? (multiple answers)

• aluminum cans

• bagged recyclables

• liquids

• paper

Littering is NOT harmful to animals

• True

• False

I will be more mindful about littering now

• No, why should I?

• I guess

• Yes

• No I don't want to