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100
What is the most common item made from recycled newspaper?
More paper! Paper fibers are made from shredded paper, turned into sludge and processed to make more paper.
100
Where do most (90%) of the old/obsolete computers go when we are finished with them?
Landfills
100
How much food do worms consume daily?
Worms can eat ½ their weight in food each day
100
What is a landfill?
Landfills are man-made areas where waste is placed into the land.
100
What is an alternative to sending food waste to the landfill?
Composting food waste, prepare less food at meals and eat everything served either at the meal or as leftovers.
200
What is the average amount of newspaper Americans use each year?
Americans use 99 pounds of newspaper each year.
200
What is the most recycled drink container on the planet made from?
Aluminum cans
200
What do the numbers on the bottoms of plastic bottles and containers mean?
Plastic bottles and containers have a coding system that distinguishes between the different types of plastics. Plastics are numbers 1-7.
200
Name four ways to prevent the need for landfills? (Hint: they start with the letter R)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rebuy
200
What is the best way to dispose of books?
Trade books, resell books at garage sales, or donate books for charity
300
Name two ways shredded newspapers can be used at home
Possibilities: packaging, compost, insulation, pet bedding, etc.
300
What percent of metal and tires in an automobile can be recycled? 45% 63% 17% 100%
100%
300
What does recycled newspaper become? Name 2 things
Recycled newspaper is reprocessed into newsprint and wrapping paper, manufactured into molded packaging, shredded and fire-proofing added for blown-in insulation or manufactured into dry wall surfacing
300
What is the average time it takes for a pair of leather shoes to decompose in a landfill? 5 months 1 year 12 years 40 years
It takes a leather shoes 40 – 50 years to decompose in a landfill
300
What are two substitutes for Styrofoam for packing and shipping?
You may know of others but these are commonly discussed-- Cornstarch peanuts, newspaper
400
How long would a freight train stretched along the tracks be if it was filled with the paper recycled every day in the US?
A freight train would be 15 miles long if it was filled with paper being recycled each day.
400
How can an earth-smart person dispose of an out-of-service stove or refrigerator?
Recycle it. There are more than 12,000 places to recycle out-of-service appliances across the country.
400
Plastic lumber and park benches are made by recycling which plastic?
Number 2 plastics are HDPE or milk jugs, but it also includes many water jugs, shampoo bottles, bleach bottles, detergent and fabric softener jugs. Thirty-five percent of HDPE is recycled back into bottles and the rest is remanufactured into pipes, park benches, plastic lumber, other outdoor products and carpets.
400
What material in the waste stream accounts for 23% of the fill entering landfills? Yard waste Paper waste Food waste Plastic waste
Paper waste accounts for 23% of the waste entering landfills
400
What farm products are being used to make plastics?
Soy and corn products are being used to make plastic like items replacing oil-based plastics. These products will decompose.
500
What is 100% post-consumer recycled paper?
All of the material used to make the paper has been used before (recycled) and that is really quite an achievement!
500
What is one use for old tires?
Tires can be shredded into crumbs to be reprocessed for running tracks or roads, tread on athletic shoes, and possibly new tires (not retreads)
500
Scientists are experimenting with recycling restaurant cooking grease to make what new energy source?
Cooking grease is being used to fuel buses and cars as a biofuel.
500
Which of these manmade structures can be seen with the naked eye from outer space? 500 mile race track The Panama Canal The Great Wall of China Fresh Kills landfill in New York
The Great Wall of China and New York’s Fresh Kills Landfill can be seen from space
500
What is the largest source of oil pollution? Freight liner/ship oil spills Recreational boats on lakes Spills at gas stations Do-it-yourself oil changes
Do-it-yourself oil changes. Frequently this oil is improperly disposed of getting into the sewer system, groundwater, aquifers, and nearby streams and lakes.
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