How much do you know about plastic recycling?

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Take the quiz to reveal answers about our current state of recycling.

How long does it take for a plastic bag to degrade into microplastics in a landfill? *

1 point

50 years

500 years

1,000 years

500,000 years

What percentage of plastic gets recycled into new products? *

1 point

56%

74%

110%

How many times can plastic be recycled before it’s unusable? *

1 point

2-3 times

10-12 times

Infinite

Time is an illusion

Recycling gets contaminated. What percentage of items from the blue bin are actually thrown away? *

1 point

-3.5%

12%

22%

87%

How much plastic enters our oceans every minute? *

1 point

A credit card’s worth of plastic

Three Water Bottles

A full garbage truck load

Every piece of plastic is one piece too many

Now that plastic is discovered in our blood, how has this changed your views/habits at all as it pertains the use of plastics in your daily life? *

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