Sustainability

1

What percentage of packaging waste ends up in landfill

1. 20%

2. 40%

3. 60%

4. 90%

2

Bio-plastics are made from……

1. Crude Oil2. Animal and vegetable matter

They are……

1. Totally biodegradable2. Non biodegradable

3

On the right is the FSC logo. FSC stands for….

1. Forest sustaining council

2. Fighting sustainable control

3. Forest stewardship council

4. Fostering social care

4

The FSC is a worldwide organisation responsible for ……….

1. the re-planting of many forests

2. Cutting down all the trees in a given area

3. Planting only fast growing trees

4. Pulping trees for the paper industry

5

Complete the list of the Six Rs

1. Recycle

2. Reduce

3. Rethink

4. Re-use

5. R…..

6. R…..

6

Study the logo. Is it the logo for….

1. A new water based drink

2. A biodegradable plastic

3. Safe to drink water

4. A clothing brand

7

How long do plastics made with oil take to degrade?

1. A year

2. 50 years

3. 500 years

4. They never really do.

8

A Managed forest is a……

1. A forest where as many trees are planted as cut down

2. A forest where exactly the right amount of trees are grown for 1 year

3. A forest where the wildlife is considered.4. A forest that contains only softwoods

9

Trees are the raw material for paper and card, are they…..

1. A sustainable resource

2. A non-sustainable resource

10

Crude oil is the raw material for most plastics. Is it……

1. A sustainable resource

2. A non-sustainable resource

Answers

1

What percentage of packaging waste ends up in landfill

1. 20%

2. 40%

3. 60%

4. 90%

2

Bioplastics are made from……

1. Crude Oil2. Animal and vegetable matter

They are……

1. Totally biodegradable2. Non biodegradable

3

On the right is the FSC logo. FSC stands for….

1. Forest sustaining council

2. Fighting sustainable control

3. Forest stewardship council

4. Fostering social care

4

The FSC is a worldwide organisation responsible for ……….

1. the re-planting of many forests

2. Cutting down all the trees in a given area

3. Planting only fast growing trees

4. Pulping trees for the paper industry

5

Complete the list of the Six Rs

1. Recycle

2. Reduce

3. Rethink

4. Re-use

5. Repair

6. Refuse

6

Study the logo. Is it the logo for….

1. A new water based drink

2. A biodegradable plastic

3. Safe to drink water

4. A clothing brand

7

How long do plastics made with oil take to degrade?

1. A year

2. 50 years

3. 500 years (this is the generally accepted figure)

4. They never really do. (this is more like the truth. Once a polymer has been chemically produced it can split into parts but never really degrades into organic matter)

8

A Managed forest is a……

1. A forest where as many trees are planted as cut down

2. A forest where exactly the right amount of trees are grown for 1 year

3. A forest where the wildlife is considered.4. A forest that contains only softwoods

9

Trees are the raw material for paper and card, are they…..

1. A sustainable resource

2. A non-sustainable resource

10

Crude oil is the raw material for most plastics. Is it……

1. A sustainable resource

2. A non-sustainable resource