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 Oil 2. Animal and vegetable matter They are…… 1. Totally biodegradable 2. 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 years 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 Oil 2. Animal and vegetable matter They are…… 1. Totally biodegradable 2. 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 years 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