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1. Which of the following takes the longest time to break down or disintegrate?

A. Disposable diaper

B. Hard plastic container

C. Aluminum can

D. Plastic 6-pack holder

D. Plastic 6-pack holder Fact: It takes 450 years for a plastic 6-pack holder to disintegrate

2. Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of total waste in the U.S.?

A. Yard trimmings

B. Paper Fact

C. Plastics

D. Glass

B. Paper Fact: Every year, enough paper is thrown away to make a 12′-high wall stretching from NY to CA

3. Which U.S. government environmental act was NOT a result of the first Earth Day demonstrations?

A. Endangered Species Act

B. Clean Water Act

C. Clean Air Act

D. National Wash-Your-Car Day

D. National Wash-Your-Car Day Fact: The first Earth Day in 1970 also led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

4. Approx. what % of water in the world can be used for human needs (agricultural, commercial, personal, etc)?

A. 1 percent

B. 5 percent

C. 25 percent

D. 40 percent

A. 1 percent Fact: Nearly 97 percent of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another 2 percent is locked in ice caps and glaciers

5. In the average home, which of the following uses the most water?

A. Flushing the toilet

B. Filling the bathtub

C. Taking a 10-minute shower

D. Washing one load of clothes

C. Taking a 10-minute shower  Fact: The shower uses 30-50 gallons of water; flushing the toilet uses 2-7 gallons; filling the bathtub uses 25-30 gallons; washing one load of clothes uses 25-40 gallons

6. How many batteries on average, end up in the landfills each year?

A. One Thousand

B. One Million

C. One Trillion

D. 180,000 Tons

D. 180,000 Tons Fact: The average person each year will dispose of 8 batteries a year.

7.  What do the arrows in the recycling symbol mean?

A. Recycle

B. Reduce

C. Reuse

D. All of the above

8.  AQI means:

A. Air Quality Index

B. Accidental Quantum Iterations

C. Aquatic “Q” Indicators

D. None of the Above

A. Air Quality Index Fact:  AQI is a brief, easy-to-read report of daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and about health effects that might be a concern for you.

9.  What item is the most frequently recycled AND the most profitable AND the most energy efficient to recycle?

A. Plastic Bottles

B. Paper

C. Aluminum Cans

D. Glass

C. Fact: The recycling of aluminum, which is made from bauxite ore, is a closed-loop process, meaning that no new materials are introduced along the way. Aluminum is infinitely recyclable. Cans can be recycled over and over again without degrading. Because of this efficiency, more than two-thirds of all the aluminum ever produced is still in use today. Recycling aluminum cans takes 95 percent less energy than creating new ones.

10. How much would the amount of garbage be reduced if everyone recycled?

A. 10-20%

B: 100%

C. 40-50%

D. 60-75%

D. Fact: Studies show that 60% to 75% of garbage in landfills can be recycled. That means that if everybody recycled, we’d have 60% to 75% less garbage in our landfills. Recycling is important, so don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. It is important because many resources are running out, so recycling keeps them going so that we don’t run out.

And the Winners  Are:

Kristianna Woods and Omer Schlyper

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