Test your recycling knowledge!

Everybody knows something about recycling - but do you know exactly how much each glass, can and piece of paper can save the Earth? Give this quiz a try and test your knowledge!

Are you a recycling genius? Test your knowledge and find out exactly how much you know about conserving the Earth's resources. give it a go and then tell your friends!

What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. Recycling saves enough energy each year to provide heat and light for _________ Illinois homes.
1 million
25,000
400,000
250,000
2. Each person creates about _____ pounds of waste every single day.
4.7
10.1
12.5
3.8
3. Approximately _______ percent of trash thrown away today could be recycled.
40 percent
30 percent
95 percent
60 percent
4. How long does glass take to decompose in a landfill?
25 years
150 years
4,000 years
1,500 years
5. Recycling 1 ton of paper saves ____ mature trees.
25
100
4
17
6. 36 billion aluminum cans landfilled last year had a scrap value of more than _______ million.
250
35
600
100
7. In a lifetime, the average American will throw away ______ times his/her adult weight in garbage
5
600
200
15
8. Since the beginning of the Blue Cart program, Chicagoans have recycled ______ percent of waste in these receptacles.
13.79
14.84
54.2
23.5
9. Americans use _____ million plastic bottles every hour.
2.5
4.7
8.6
1.3
10. The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for ______ hours
five
four
six
ten

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