Recycling and Energy Conservation Quiz

In order to produce each week’s Sunday newspapers, how many trees must be cut down?

• 150

• 30,000

• 20

• 500,000

According to the EPA, what kinds of materials are commonly recycled?

• Paper, glass, plastic, metal, batteries, and compostable materials.

• Paper, glass, plastic, batteries, and metal.

• Glass, plastic, metal, and compostable materials.

• Paper, plastic, metal, and batteries.

What percentage of newspapers are actually recycled?

• 10%

• 27%

• 55%

• 80%

How many plastic bottles are thrown away, instead of recycled, every hour?

• 25,000

• 2,500

• 25,000,000

• 250,000

How long would it take for a glass bottle to decompose in a dump?

• 4000 years

• 5 months

• 30 minutes

• 250 years

Paper products make up the largest percentage of our trash, at about

• 25%.

• 70%.

• 3.1415%

• 40%

When was the first piece of recycled paper invented, and by whom?

• 400 B.C., the Greeks

• 200 B.C., the Chinese

• 1547, the British

• 1945, the Americans

Americans throw away enough aluminum every month to rebuild:

• A Car

• An Xbox

• The Entire Commercial Air Fleet

• A Spaceship

What ways can you help save the planet?

• Re-use your plastic bottles and bags

• Reduce the amount of waste you produce

• Recycle

• All of the above

How many times can glass be recycled?

• Forever

• Twice

• Fifty-five times

• Once