Spotlight on Waste Quiz

Waste Quiz

For the month of November, the Environment and Energy section are shining their spotlight on waste and recycling at the University and have created this quiz to test your knowledge!

All entries will be entered into a prize draw to win a bottle of fairtrade wine and some fairtrade chocolate! If you are a staff member or student at the University, please provide your contact details so that we can contact you about the prize. The closing date is Friday 24th of November.

Results will be announced in December's Greenlines, the University's sustainability newsletter. You can sign up here (right click and open in new tab).

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* 1. How many tonnes of food waste did the University of Cambridge compost in 2016?

78 tonnes (equivalent weight of 1 space shuttle e.g The Endeavour)

156 tonnes (equivalent weight of 2 space shuttles e.g The Endeavour)

227 tonnes (equivalent weight of 3 space shuttles e.g The Endeavour)

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* 2. The average lifetime of a piece of clothing is ....

2.2 years

4.2 years

6.6 years

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* 3. When thinking of waste, which of the following should be considered first?

Reuse

Recycle

Reduce

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* 4. Of all the waste that the University departments throw away into general waste bins, what percentage could have been recycled?

16%

36%

66%

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* 5. Which of the following CANNOT be recycled in the University's mixed recycling bins?

Polystyrene

Plastic Wrapping

Cartons

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* 6. How is the University's non-recyclable waste disposed of?

Non-recyclable waste is sent to landfill

Non-recyclable waste is sent to an Energy from Waste plant where it is converted into Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)

Non-recyclable waste is fly-tipped

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* 7. Which country has a tax exemption for their repairing businesses?

United States

Sweden

France

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* 8. What proportion of energy is saved by making an aluminium can from recycled materials rather than from raw materials?

25%

75%

95%

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* 9. How long does it take for the average UK citizen to throw away their own body weight in waste?

2 weeks

7 weeks

14 weeks

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* 10. The Counselling Service set up a recycling network for which waste stream? (Funds raised from this project go toward supporting a mental health charity in the city that works with young people)

Shoes

Writing instruments

Fidget spinners

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* 11. Coffee beans from University Catering Outlets are collected and turned into what?

Coffee scented candles

Fuel logs

A new coffee drink

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* 12. How many times can glass be recycled?

Once

Twenty times

Indefinitely

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* 13. If everyone in the UK recycled 10% more paper, approximately how many trees could be saved?

5,000 trees

500,000 trees

5 million trees

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* 14. If you are a member of staff or a student at the University of Cambridge and would like to enter into our prize draw please leave your contact details below.