Quiz

1. How much household rubbish do we produce in this country every year?
A) 1 million tonnes
B) 28 million tonnes
C) 100 million tonnes
D) Not much

2. How big would the forest need to be if we grew all the trees we need for paper in Britain every year?
A) The size of Wales
B) The size of Scotland
C) The size of Barnsley
D) The size of London

3. How many times could we cover Rotherham United football pitch with the rubbish we throw away each year in Britain?
A) 28,450 times
B) 280 times
C) 28 times
D) 2,840 times

4. Which of the following is reusing paper?
A) Putting it in a recycling bin
B) Putting it in a dustbin
C) Giving it to a teacher
D) Making paper mache models

5. How much do the nappies an average child uses in his/her lifetime weigh?
The same as...
A) A bicycle
B) A family car
C) A lorry
D) A motorbike

6. Which way of buying milk makes the least amount of waste?
A) 4 pint plastic bottle from the supermarket
B) 1 pint glass bottle from the milkman
C) Individual portion cardboard carton from school tuck shop
D) 1 pint plastic bottle from the corner shop

7. Recycling 1 glass bottle or jar saves enough energy to power your TV for...
A) 20 minutes
B) 1 _ hours
C) 1 _ days
D) 1 _ weeks

8. On average, how long does it take for a plastic bag to decay in landfill?
A) 5 years
B) 50 years
C) 250 years
D) 500 years

9. Which of the following cannot be composted?
A) Banana peel
B) Pizza box
C) Lawn clippings
D) Plastic milk carton

10. What should you do with used motor oil?
A) Put it in the bin
B) Pour it down the drain
C) Recycle it at a used oil collection centre
D) Pour it on the ground

11. In 1950 the worldwide manufacture of plastic was less than 5 million tones, but how much do we make now?
A) 0.8 million tonnes
B) 8 million tonnes
C) 18 million tonnes
D) 80 million tones

12. What happens to your rubbish after the bin men collect it?
A) It’s burnt
B) It goes to landfill
C) It’s blasted into space
D) It’s recycled

13. How many plastic bottles are used each day in Britain?
A) 15 billion
B) 10 billion
C) 5 billion
D) 1 billion

14. What was Rotherham’s recycling rate in 2006?
A) 2.4%
B) 22.5%
C) 1.3%
D) 22.4%

15. What percentage of this were Blue Box collections?
A) 12.4%
B) 15.4%
C) 11.3%
D) 20.7%

Please describe in no more than 50 words why you think everyone should recycle.

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