1. Which drink/food can you recycle at work?
   1. juice boxes
   2. milk cartons
   3. all glass, steel and aluminum drink/food containers
   4. all of the above
   Answer: d. all of the above


2. How much does it cost across Canada to dispose of waste?
   1. $5 billion
   2. $1 billion
   3. $1.5 billion
   Answer: c. $1.5 billion


3. In 2003, Torontonians diverted how much wste from landfill?
   1. over 204,000 tonnes
   2. over 253,000 tonnes
   3. over 287,000 tonnes
   Answer: c. 287,000


4. How much waste does each Canadian throw away every day?
   1. 1 kg
   2. 1.7 kg
   3. 2.5 kg
   Answer: b. 1.7 kg


5. One bus full of passengers at rush hour will save how much fuel per year?
   1. 50,000 litres
   2. 70,000 litres
   3. 90,000 litres
   Answer: b. 70,000 litres


6. How many litres of gas are burnt in one hour of idling your car?
   1. 1.5 litres
   2. 2.5 litres
   3. 3.5 litres
   Answer: c. 3.5 litres


7. Turning off your monitor at the end of the day will save how much per year?
   1. $35
   2. $40
   3. $45
   Answer: c. $45


8. How much of the energy used to manufature cardboard is saved when the cardboard is recycled?
   1. 20%
   2. 25%
   3. 30
   Answer: b. 25%


9. The amount of water wasted by a tap dripping once a second, over a month is?
   1. nearly 58 cups
   2. nearly 96 cups
   3. nearly 130 cups
   Answer: b. nearly 96 cups


10. How much less energy is used when making paper from recycled paper instead of raw wood fibre?
    1. 50%
    2. 60%
    3. 75%
    Answer: c. 75%

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