Zero Waste Trivia

Beauty products are packed with excess plastics, cellophane, cardboard, and papers by the beauty industries. In a year, there are 390.7 million tons of beauty products packaging are produced globally. On the other hand, an average landfill site can only hold 268 million tons of trashes. How many landfill sites will be used to store beauty product packaging after 2 years?

• 3 landfill sites

• 5 landfill sites

• 7 landfill sites

• 9 landfill sites

Items that can be collected, sorted, reprocessed and ultimately reused in manufacturing or making another item are called RECYCLABLES. Recyclables materials such as aluminum, glass, papers, and plastics can be recycled for more than once. Which of these materials should be refused to use the most?

• Aluminum

• Glass

• Papers

• Plastics

Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans affecting the marine animals including sea turtles. What is the percentage of baby sea turtles that have plastics or microplastics in their stomachs?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic that have been produced by 2018, 6.3 billion metric tons have become plastic waste, the rest are being recycled. What is the percentage of plastic that are being recycled?

• approximately 10%

• approximately 15%

• approximately 18%

• approximately 24%

Even though these plastic products eventually break down, they never go away completely. They break down into smaller and smaller pieces of micro plastics which harm our wildlife, and ourselves. Which of the following type of plastic waste last the longest?

• Plastic Water Bottle

• Fishing Line

• Plastic Bag

• Facemask

Microplastics are abundant in air, water, and common foods. They found in many species intended for human consumption including invertebrates, crustaceans, and fish where each animal contained an average of 5.5 microplastic particles in their guts. How many years will it take for an average human to consume 10 microplastic particles?

• 1 years

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

According to National Solid Waste Management Commission, disposed waste is dominated by biodegradable waste with 52 percent in the Philippines. Which of the following wastes are biodegradable?

• Plastics

• Glasswares

• Fruit/vegetable peels

• Metals

If we can save one-fourth of the food that is currently getting lost or wasted around the world, 870 million people can be fed. If there will be zero waste of food around the world, how many people can be fed?

• 2,500 million people

• 3,480 million people

• 4,400 million people

• 5,240 million people

Of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic that have been produced by 2018, 6.3 billion metric tons have become plastic waste, the rest are being recycled. What is the percentage of plastic that are being recycled?

• approximately 10%

• approximately 15%

• approximately 18%

• approximately 24%