TRASH TRIVIA 2 - Solution

No. Answer Comment
1.B Aluminum cans and meat scraps should be kept out of compost.
2.D Waste should not be dumped in the ocean because it pollutes the water and harms the plants and animals that live there.
3.C Landfills are not the answer to waste disposal because they can potentially pollute the ground and surface water.
4.D Typically an aluminum can is recycled, melted down and back on the store shelf in 6 weeks.
5.A Product packaging may represent up to 50% of the cost of an item.
6.B Discarded packaging represents 30 to 40% of all household trash.
7.C Recycling an aluminum can saves up to 95% of the energy that would otherwise be used to produce it from raw ore.
8.C The world currently produces between 1/2 and 1 billion tons of solid waste each year.
9.A About 1500 pounds of solid waste is placed in landfills each year per person in the US.
10.A 40 million tons of paper are thrown out each year in the U.S. that could be recycled.

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