Is your brain full of rubbish?

All right, let's see how much you really know about waste and the 3Rs!

Try these eight questions to test your knowledge on waste and what should be done with it. The answers will be revealed as you go...

Q1.  What is the best way to deal with our rubbish? reuse it recycle it reduce it throw it in the bin Q2.  What is the best way to reduce the number of bottles and cartons wasted at school? don't drink anything at school use bottles that can be filled up again and again use bottles that can be recycled use smaller bottles and cartons Q3.  If we filled a queue of double decker buses with our waste paper, how far would it stretch? from London to Moscow (Russia) from London to Melbourne (Australia) from London to Manchester (England) from London to Milan (Italy) Q4.  Roughly how many trees does it take to make one tonne of paper? 3 trees 17 trees 11 trees 25 trees Q5.  Which of the following helps to reduce the amount of paper used? putting it in a recycling bin putting it in a dustbin writing or printing on both sides making papier mache models Q6.  What do the nappies that an average child uses in his or her life time weigh the same as? a bicycle a family car a lorry a motorbike Q7.  What fraction of our household waste could be recycled? more than a half less than a quarter nearly all of it about a third Q8.  If you collected up all of the empty aluminium drinks cans in the U.K. and took them for recycling, how much money could you make? 2 thousand pounds 30 million pounds 17 thousand pounds 1 million pounds