Waste
If you throw a pair of shoes away, how long will it take for them to decompose?
a) 30 years
b) 40 years
c) 50 years
c) 50 years
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
If you're going out for the night, it's less wasteful to ....
a) turn the lights off
b) leave the lights on
c) do nothing. It makes no difference.
a) turn the lights off
In which of these products can you find plastic?
a) a teabag
b) a wine bottle
c) a bar of soap
a) a teabag
Which of these things can't be recycled?
a) computers
b) paint
c) used pizza boxes
c) used pizza boxes
How many tonnes 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
Scientists think that by the year 2100, sea levels will rise by...
a) 25 cm
b) 45 cm
c) 65 cm
c) 65 cm
On the motorway, you'll lose less fuel if you...
a) drive at the speed limit.
b) drive at an average speed of 55-60 miles per hour.
c)drive really slowly.
b) drive at an average speed of 55-60 miles per hour.
How long will it take most plastics to decompose?
a) 200 years
b) 300 years
c) more than 400 years
c) more than 400 years
What percentage of all plastics ever produces have been recycled?
a) 9%
b) 17%
c) 22%
a) 9%
How much of domestic waste in the UK is recycled?
a) about 35%
b) about 45%
c) about 55%
b) about 45%
Scientists predict that by the year 2100, temperatures will be....
a) the same as today
b) between 1.5 and 3.2oC higher
c) between 3.2 and 5.9oC higher
c) between 3.2 and 5.9oC higher
The UK government hopes that all new cars will be electric by the year...
a) 2040
b) 2045
c) 2050
a) 2040
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
Which country recycles the most?
a) the USA
b) Germany
c) Sweden
b) Germany
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
Scientists predict that by the year 2070, winter rainfall in parts of the UK will increase by...
a) up to 20%
b) up to 35%
c) up to 50%
b) up to 35%
How many tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year?
a) 4 million
b) 12 million
c) 20 million
b) 12 million
What percentage of plastic bottles in the UK gets recycled?
a) around 50%
b) around 60%
c) around 70%
a) around 50%
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 much domestic was in the UK is recycled?
a) about 35%
b) about 45%
c) about 55%
c) about 55%