Test Your Recycling Knowledge! Take This Quiz
Think you know how to recycle, reuse and reduce? Take this quiz and find out exactly how much you know about conservation and recycling!
- 1.
Recycling saves enough energy each year to provide heat and light for ______ Illinois homes.
- A.
400,000
- B.
250,000
- C.
1 million
- D.
560,000
Correct Answer
A. 400,000Explanation
Source: Illinois Recycling AssociationRate this question:
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- 2.
Each person creates about ____ pounds of waste everyday.
- A.
5.8
- B.
10.1
- C.
2.5
- D.
4.7
- E.
Source: RecyclingFacts.org
Correct Answer
D. 4.7Explanation
Each person creates about 4.7 pounds of waste everyday. This is based on information from RecyclingFacts.org.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Approximately what percent of trash thrown away today could be recycled?
- A.
20
- B.
23
- C.
40
- D.
60
Correct Answer
C. 40Explanation
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- 4.
How long does glass take to decompose in a landfill?
- A.
25 years
- B.
400 years
- C.
2,500 years
- D.
4,000 years
Correct Answer
D. 4,000 yearsExplanation
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- 5.
Recycling 1 ton of paper saves ____ mature trees.
- A.
10
- B.
12
- C.
3
- D.
17
Correct Answer
D. 17Explanation
Source: University of IllinoisRate this question:
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- 6.
36 billion aluminum cans put in landfills last year had a scrap value of more than $_____million.
- A.
600
- B.
300
- C.
100
- D.
50
Correct Answer
A. 600Explanation
Source: University of IllinoisRate this question:
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- 7.
In a lifetime, the average American will throw away ____ times his/her adult weight in garbage.
- A.
30
- B.
5
- C.
600
- D.
300
Correct Answer
C. 600Explanation
Source: University of IllinoisRate this question:
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- 8.
Since the beginning of the Blue Cart program, Chicagoans have recycled _____ percent of waste in the new receptacles.
- A.
13.79
- B.
14.51
- C.
5.2
- D.
1.3
Correct Answer
A. 13.79Explanation
Source: City of ChicagoRate this question:
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- 9.
How many plastic bottles do Americans use every hour?
- A.
1.3 million
- B.
300 million
- C.
2.5 million
- D.
60 million
Correct Answer
C. 2.5 millionExplanation
Source: Recycling RevolutionRate this question:
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- 10.
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for ___ hours.
- A.
Two
- B.
Three
- C.
Four
- D.
Five
Correct Answer
C. FourExplanation
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