Marigny Green News
Answers to the Recycling Quiz
#1. How many tons of cardboard and paper are thrown away each year in the United States?
A. 650 Million tons.
B. 250 Million tons.
C. 850 Million tons. ✅
D. 50 Million tons.
#2. What percentage of products shipped in the U.S. are shipped in corrugated boxes?
A. 90% ✅
B. 25%
C. 75%
D. 62%
#3. Can you recycle aluminum cans?
A. Yes ✅
B. No
#4. Are Wine Bottles Recyclable?
A. Yes ✅
B. No
#5. You’ve been clothes shopping. Can you recycle those shopping bags?
A. Yes ✅
B. No
#6. Should soft plastic bags such as bread bags, wrapping and other scrunchable plastics go in the yellow bin?
A. Yes
B. No ✅
#7. What Goes Into The Green Bin?
A. Food and Garden Waste ✅
B. Steel Waste
C. Metal Waste
D. Plastic Waste
#8. Which of the Following Can Be Recycled?
A. Plastic Bottles and Paper Bag ✅
B. Food
C. Video Tapes
D. Ceramics
#9. Which of the following is sometimes recycled into fibers for carpets or clothing?
A. Plastic Bottles ✅
B. Computers
C. Aluminum Cans
D. All the above
#10. Gold is sometimes recovered from recycling which of the following materials?
A. Paper
B. Aluminum Cans
C. Computers ✅
D. All the above
#11. What is a benefit of recycling?
A. Fewer Resources are Taken from Earth
B. Less Pollution
C. There’s Less Trash Filling Up Landfills
D. All the above ✅
#12. According to the EPA, the average person generates this amount of waste per day.
A. 1.2 Pounds
B. 4.40 Pounds ✅
C. 3.8 Pounds
D. 10 Pounds
#13. In 2017, Which Country Banned Imports of “Foreign Garbage”?
A. Germany
B. China ✅
C. Australia
D. Japan
#14. What Does MRF Stand for in Relation to Recycling?
A. Motorcycle Riders Foundation
B. Materials Research Foundation
C. Materials Recovery Facility ✅
D. None of the above
#15. How Many Trees are Saved from Recycling 1 Ton of Paper?
A. Between 1-2 Trees
B. Between 15-17 Trees ✅
C. Between 7-8 Trees
D. Between 10-12 Trees
Reference: March 11,2022 by Kieron
