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CCCSWA Recycling Quiz
1) The Integrated Waste Management Board Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires each city and county in California to reduce landfilled waste by what percentage?
a) 50%
b) 40%
c) 35%
2) What kind of material takes up the most space in US landfills?
a) Paper
b) Glass
c) Yard Trimmings
d) Plastics
3) Every ton of recycled paper saves how many trees?
a) 12
b) 25
c) 17
d) 5
4) Which country has 6 percent of the world’s population and produces half of the world’s garbage?
a) The Soviet Union
b) China
c) United States
d) Brazil
5) How many trees must be cut to provide paper for one edition of the Sunday New York Times?
a) 62
b) 628
c) 75,000
d) 100,000
6) What is the Port of Oakland's largest export?
a) Food
b) Waste Paper
c) Shoes
7) How many pounds of solid waste per person in the United states are put in landfills each year?
a) 1500
b) 100
c) 500
8) In how many weeks is the average aluminum can remelted and back on the supermarket shelves?
a) 2
b) 30
c) 100
d) 6
9) Of the 66 million tons of solid waste that Californians send to the landfill each year, how much of that is product packaging?
a) 1/4
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
d) 3/4
10) How many tons of paper that could be recycled does the U.S. throw away each year?
a) 40 million
b) 1 million
c) 1 billion
d) 10 billion
11) Wastebuster certified schools:
a) Receive a $2000 award
b) Have shown exemplary recycling standards
c) Have reduced the amount of waste sent to the landfill
d) Have saved money by reducing waste
e) All of the above
12) What is/are the Four R’s?
a) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Rot
b) A CCCSWA newsletter
c) Both
13) Wastebuster schools can be:
a) Certified for one year total
b) Certified for two years total
c) Certified for three years total
d) None of the above
14) Recyclable items, such as paper and aluminum cans, must be separated before placing in your school’s dumpster.
a) True
b) False
15) Items that can be recycled include:
a) Cans/bottles
b) Craft paper
c) Junk mail
d) Stapled papers
e) Paper with tape
f) All of the above
16) Items that cannot be placed in a recycling bin include:
a) Chemicals
b) Paint
c) Garbage
d) Tires
e) Food waste
f) All of the above
17) CCCSWA’s web site (www.wastediversion.org) has lots of resources for teachers.
a) True
b) False
18) To earn Wastebuster certification, signs must be posted in classrooms to show what is and is not recyclable:
a) True
b) False
19) All the paper in copy rooms can be recycled:
a) True
b) False
20) Name another activity or activities that qualify your school for Wastebusters:
a) Notification of students and faculty that recycling program is in effect
b) Documented increase in recycling service
c) Documented decrease in garbage collection
d) Post notice of school recycling program on school web site
e) All of the above
21) Having a CCCSWA-funded assembly by Earthcapades or ZunZun can help your school to receive Wastebuster certification.
a) True
b) False
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