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1
Which types of plastic are more difficult to recycle?
credit cards, pipes, wire, foam cups, egg boxes, meat trays
Shopping bags, bubble wrap, flexible bottles
Bottle tops, drinking straws, lunch boxes
2
What is Henderson's Island?
a place where people often go to vacation
an island of the coast of North America
a place almost completely made up of trash, mostly plastic
3
Which are some easy ways for you to take action?
all of the above
pick up what you can around you
skip plastic straws
avoid plastic packaging
4
Which are easier plastics to recycle?
milk jugs, garden furniture
Water bottles, food jars, some types of clothing
Detergent bottles, snack boxes
all of the above
5
What does biodegrade mean?
to keep its original form
to stay around forever
to break down naturally
6
When was plastic invented?
the late 19th century
in the 18th century
the early 2000's
7
In only 70 years, we have produced a whopping _______ tons of plastic.
14 million
9.2 billion
30 million
8
What are microplastics?
Big pieces of plastic
food for our aquatic life
small plastic pieces less than 5 mm long, harmful to oceans
9
What are ways that Kenya and France have took action?
banning plastic bags, banning plastic plates & cups by 2020
creating laws against littering
banning all plastic production
10
What is Ted Siegler's plan for plastic trash?
to stop plastic production all together
he says we need to design more recyclable plastics
We need to build better systems to get rid of trash
both B and C