No. |
Answer |
Comment |
1. | C |
The USA has 6 % of the world's population and produces half
the world's garbage. |
2. | C |
75,000 trees must be cut to produce one edition of the New
York Times. |
3. | B |
17 trees are saved when one ton of paper is recycled. |
4. | C |
American industries produce 250 million tons of dangerous
waste each year. |
5. | A |
30% of US landfills were closed between 1984 and 1988. |
6. | B |
New York's largest export is waste paper. |
7. | A |
Each American uses about 100 pounds of glass per year. |
8. | B |
50 % of Japan's waste stream was recycled in one very efficient
program. |
9. | B |
1 of every 11 dollars spent on groceries pays for product
packaging. |
10. | A |
25-30% of our waste stream is plant matter that could be
composted. |