Plastic Vs. The Planet

in 2021 how much plastic waste in the U.S. was recycled?

• 100%

• 50-60%

• 0%

• 5-6%

Recycling plastic is complicated and expensive.

• True

• False

How much plastic produced is single-use?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

The average American tosses about ______ pounds of plastic each year.

• 218

• 28 pounds

• 281 pounds

• 2180 pounds

Which animals mistake plastic for food and choke on it or become sick?

• Blind animals

• Pandas

• Raccoons

• Birds

Why doesn’t more plastic get recycled?

• People are very lazy.

• It is difficult to tell the difference between plastic and glass.

• It is expensive.

• There is not enough room to recycle.

It’s often cheaper to send plastic trash to landfills, where it could take centuries to decompose.

• True

• False

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How do countless plastic items that end up as litter get to the ocean?

• Swimmers

• Garbage trucks

• Streams and rivers

• Bears and racoons