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The average person in the UK throws away their body weight in rubbish every:
a) 5-6 weeks
b) 7-8 weeks
c) 9-10 weeks
b) 7-8 weeks
It's predicted that between 2030 and 2050, 250,000 people will die each year because of:
a) air pollution
b) climate change
c) landfill sites
b) climate change
On the motorway, you'll use less fuel if you:
a) drive at the speed limit
b) 85 -100 km per hour
c) drive really slowly
b) 85 -100 km per hour
Which country recycles the most?
a) the USA
b) Germany
c) Sweden
b) Germany
scientists think that by the year 2100, sea level will rise by :
a) 25 cm
b) 45 cm
c) 65 cm
c) 65 cm
Scientists predict that by the year 2100, temperature will be:
a) the same as today
b) between 1.5 -3.2 higher
c) between 2.3-5.9 higher
c) between 2.3-5.9 higher
If you are going out for the night, it's less wasteful to..
a) turn the light off
b) leave the lights on
c) do nothing. it makes no difference.
a) turn the light off
Which of these things cannot be recycled:
a) computers
b) paint
c) used pizza boxes
c) used pizza boxes
In which of these products you can find plastic?
a) teabag
b) a wine bottle
c) a bar of soap
a) teabag
By what year do experts think there will be more kilos of plastic than fish in the ocean :
a) 2030
b) 2050
c) 2070
b) 2050
How many tones of plastic end up in the ocean every year?
a) 4 million
b) 12 million
c) 20 million
b) 12 million
How long will it take for most plastic to decompose?
a) 200 years
b) 300 years
c) 400 + years
c) 400 + years
What percentage of plastic ever produced have been recycled?
a) 9%
b) 17%
c) 22%
a) 9%
If you throw a pair of shoes away, how long it will take for them to dispose?
a) 30 years
b) 40 years
c) 50 years
c) 50 years
What percentage of plastic bottles in the UK gets recycled?
a) around 50 %
b) around 60%
c) around 70%
a) around 50 %
The UK government hopes that all new cars will be electric by the year....
a) 2040
b) 2045
c) 2050
a) 2040
How many single-use plastic bottles are used in the UK every day?
a) 21.5 million
b) 38.5 million
c) 50.5 million
b) 38.5 million
How many tones of food waste does the UK send to landfill sites every year?
a) about 5.3 million tonnes
b) about 6.3 million tonnes
c) about 7.3 million tonnes
c) about 7.3 million tonnes
How much domestic waste in the UK is recycled?
a) about 35%
b) about 45%
c) about 55%
b) about 45%