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Waste Summit

QUIZ TIME!. Waste Summit. DOUBLE POINTS!. Scores…. Correct = 2 points. Bonus correct = 4 points. LIFELINE. Lifeline & correct = 1 point. Change players. Incorrect = 0 points. Cheating = -2 points. Positions please.. 2 volunteers from each school on the HOT seats.

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Waste Summit

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  1. QUIZ TIME! Waste Summit

  2. DOUBLE POINTS! Scores… Correct = 2 points Bonus correct = 4 points LIFELINE Lifeline & correct = 1 point Change players Incorrect = 0 points Cheating = -2 points

  3. Positions please..2 volunteers from each school on the HOT seats.

  4. Category;GENERAL

  5. Rubbish from our houses makes up approximately what % of the Countries waste? 1) 11% 2) 42% 3) 68% 4) 70%

  6. How many tonnes of household rubbish did we throw away last year in Devon? 1) 180,000 2) 280,000 3) 380,000 4) 480,000

  7. How much rubbish does the typical household throw away every year? 1) 0.5 tonnes 2) 1 tonne 3) 1.5 tonnes 4) 2 tonnes

  8. Devon households are great at recycling, what was our recycling rate in 2010/11? 1) 38.7% 2) 54.8% 3) 62.4% 4) 65.0%

  9. England has a Household recycling target of X% by 2020? 1) 40% 2) 50% 3) 60% 4) 70%

  10. The Construction and Demolition industry has a recycling target of X% by 2020? 1) 40% 2) 50% 3) 60% 4) 70%

  11. DOUBLE POINTS! Which is the most important element of the ‘waste heirachy’? 1) Recycle 2) Disposal 3) Reduce 4) Reuse

  12. Which of the following helps to reduce waste? 1) Using your recycling box 2) Avoiding ‘disposables’ 3) Selling things on ebay 4) Burning your rubbish

  13. What does sustainability mean? 1) Using only what you need. 2) Not using ‘other peoples’ resources. 3) Meeting the needs of today without compromising tomorrow. 4) Finding solutions to the worlds problems

  14. The worlds largest container ship can carry 11,000 containers. What did it carry on its maiden voyage?

  15. DOUBLE POINTS! What was the ship carrying? 1) Rubbish 2) Fruit 3) Presents 4) Sausages

  16. What does this logo mean? 1) It can be recycled 2) It is a particular type of material 3) It is made from recycled material 4) It can be recycled 5 times

  17. Kitchen & Garden waste in landfill produces which greenhouse gas? 1) Carbon dioxide 2) Methane 3) Ozone 4) Nitrous Oxide

  18. Category;MATERIALS

  19. What is plastic made from?

  20. What is plasticmade from? 1) Sand 2) Resin 3) Oil 4) Wood

  21. How many empty plastic bottles make 1 tonne? 1) 5,000 2) 20,000 3) 70,000 4) 150,000

  22. How many plastic bags make 1 tonne? 1) 50,000 2) 70,000 3) 120,000 4) 470,000

  23. If all the cans in the UK were recycled, how many bins would no longer need emptying? 1) 100 2) 5,000 3) 270,000 4) 14 million

  24. What is the main ingredient of glass? 1) Resin 2) Soda ash 3) Sand 4) Limestone

  25. When recycling glass in a bottle bank, which hole does a blue bottle go? 1) Green 2) Clear 3) Brown 4) Blue

  26. Recycled paper uses X% less energy than making paper from trees? 1) 10% 2) 30% 3) 50% 4) 70%

  27. How many trees does it take to make 1 tonne of paper? 1) 6 2) 15 3) 75 4) 106

  28. What should not be put into a compost caddy?

  29. What should not be put into a compost caddy? 1) Fruit 2) Plastic 3) Vegetables 4) Tea bags

  30. From the list below, which is the worst thing to put into landfill? 1) Concrete block 2) Glass bottle 3) Lettuce 4) Plastic bag

  31. What does a lettuce do in landfill? 1) Grow 2) Create methane 3) Explode 4) Encourage rabbits

  32. Scientists believe that the biggest ‘landfill’ in the world is in? 1) Mexico 2) USA 3) Pacific Ocean 4) Newton Abbot

  33. The worlds biggest ‘landfill’ is also known as the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’

  34. This is the highest point on Malta. What is it?

  35. The highest point on Malta is? 1) Volcano 2) Landfill site 3) Landlevel site 4) Landrise site

  36. This picture is taken on top of a landfill site. What is it for?

  37. What is it for? 1) To collect methane 2) To keep the landfill dry 3) To keep the landfill warm 4) To monitor the rubbish

  38. Category;COSTS

  39. How much does it cost to manage Devon’s rubbish every year? 1) £500,000 2) £1m 3) £25m 4) £50m

  40. One tonne of mixed cans is worth? 1) £40 2) £100 3) £140 4) £250

  41. One tonne of aluminium is worth..

  42. DOUBLE POINTS! One tonne of aluminium is worth? 1) £1 2) £10 3) £100 4) £1,000

  43. Category;NUMBERS

  44. DOUBLE POINTS! Rubbish in EfW plants is burnt at approximately? 1) 3500C 2) 4500C 3) 8500C 4) 10500C

  45. How many aluminium cans do you need to make 1 tonne? 1) 20,000 2) 30,000 3) 40,000 4) 50,000

  46. DOUBLE POINTS! It takes approximately X tonnes of raw materials to produce 100 tonnes of product. After 6 months, only 10 tonnes is still in use. 1) 250 2) 500 3) 750 4) 1,000

  47. How many glass bottles and jars does the average family use every year? 1) 125 2) 250 3) 270 4) 330

  48. How many glass bottles and jars are thrown away every second in the UK? 1) 5 2) 20 3) 50 4) 130

  49. We will run out of space in Devon’s landfill sites in how many years? 1) 6 2) 9 3) 15 4) 20

  50. 200 buildings were demolished to create the 2012 Olympic village. What % of the rubble was recycled? 1) 44% 2) 65% 3) 97% 4) 100%

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