how trashy are you?

WHAT'S YOUR SCORE?

1-10 SUPER TRASHY

Hello Oscar! You don't see the point in recycling, you think it's a waste of time, or maybe just too confusing. It's time to get your head out of the trash! We have all sorts of resources to help make it easier for you. Or shoot us an e-mail, let us know how we can help

10-20 CLIMBING OUT OF TRASH

You can do it! So you may not be Oscar, but you can do better when it comes to recycling. You already have the first steps in place. Let the information on this website lift you out!

20-30 CLEAN AS A WHISTLE

Well, well, well, you certainly do your part and stay educated about recycling. It's your job to share this knowledge with your trashy friends and send them to this site!

Are you doing whatever you can to help the environment?

Or do you wonder what all this recycling stuff is about?

Take the quiz below and see how you stack up.

1. What do you do when your recycle bin is over-flowing?

save the extra stuff until next pick up day
put the extra stuff in the garbage
put out the extra stuff in another container
ignore the situation and hope it will go away by itself

2. What do you do with magazines once you’ve read them?

use in craft projects
throw them away
pass on to a friend or relative or office, school, gym, hospital, etc.
recycle them

3. Which statement best describes the way you recycle?

I recycle sometimes when there is an easy system in place
I can't recycle because there is no recycling available where I live
My main recycling activity is to return bottles and cans
I recycle everything that my local recycling program accepts.

4. The fibers in paper can be remade into paper an estimated...

100 times
5 – 7 times
15-20 times
indefinitely

5. Newspaper is recycled into products such as:

telephone books
to-go cup trays
cereal boxes
all of the above

6. Carpeting can be made using which common type of plastic?

PET, as in water and soda bottles (#1 on bottom of container) - change sentences
HDPE, as in milk and water jugs (#2 on bottom of container)HDPE/number 2 – as in milk and water jugs
PP, as in some yogurt cups (#5 on bottom of container)PP/number 5 – as in some yogurt cups
PS, as in polystyrene cups and plates (#6 on bottom of container)PS – number 6 – as in polystyrene cups and plates

7. Aluminum is mined from an ore known as bauxite. Aluminum can be recycled...

up to 5 times
once
over and over again
aluminum rusts when you recycle it

8. I am…

under 18
between the ages of 18-24
between the ages of 25-35
over 35

9. I live…

in a house/apt I own
in an house/apt I rent
in a dorm
with my parents

10. I think recycling is...

fun
foolish
worth my time
harder than it needs to be