America Recycles Day
Since 1997, communities across the country have come together on November 15 to celebrate America Recycles Day. More than a celebration, America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to the promotion of recycling programs in the United States. One day to educate and motivate. One day to get our neighbors, friends and community leaders excited about what can be accomplished when we all work together. One day to make recycling bigger and better 365 days a year.
Take the Pledge
For America Recycles Day 2011, I pledge to:
Learn. About the recycling options in my community. I will find out what materials are collected for recycling in my community at americarecyclesday.org.
Act. Reduce my personal waste by recycling. Within the next month, I will start to recycle one new type of material.
Click the link below to Take the Pledge.
America Recycles Day Recycling Trivia Questions
This year we held a daily trivia contest on our Facebook page in honor of America Recycles Day. The contest took place the entire month of November, to coincide with America Recycles Day in Tennessee. All that was required to participate was a Facebook account, hitting "like" on KTnB's Facebook page, and utilizing your favorite search engine to find the answer to the daily recycling question. The first person to respond with the correct answer the day each question was posted was chosen as winner (no repeat winners).
Listed below are the questions and answers. KTnB would like to thank everyone that participated!
Nov. 1: According to UNC Wilmington, how much does the average American consume in paper, wood, and other products made from trees each year? a. 1 tree b. 5 trees c. 7 trees d. 15 trees
Answer: c. 7 trees
Nov. 2: According to Headwaters Recycling, what item can be recycled forever?
Answer: glass
Nov. 3: According to Recycling Revolution, how many aluminum soda cans are used every year?
Answer: 80,000,000,000
Nov. 4: According to Recycling Revolution, Americans use ____ plastic bottles every hour.
Answer: 2,500,000
Nov. 5: According to the City of Euless, TX, how much garbage does the average American generate each Day?
Answer: 5 lbs.
Nov. 6 & 7: According to Earth911, every ton of paper recycled saves more than ___ cubic yards of landfill space.
Answer: 3.3 cubic yards
Nov. 8: According to Recycling Revolution, the amount of paper and wood we throw away in one year is enough to heat _____ homes for _____ years.
Answer: 50,000,000 homes for 20 years
Nov. 9: According to UNC Wilmington, how much energy does recycling just one aluminum can save?
a. Enough to power a microwave for 30 minutes
b. Enough to power the average American home for four days
c. Enough to power a computer for 15 minutes
d. Enough to power a TV for three hours
Answer: d. Enough to power a TV for three hours
Nov. 10: According to Headwaters Recycling, battery acid is recycled by converting it to sodium sulfate. What three things is this then used for?
Answer: laundry detergent, glass, and textile
Nov. 11: According to Recycling Facts, recycling one ton of aluminum cans conserves how many gallons of gasoline?
Answer: 1,663
Nov. 12: According to Headwaters Recycling, how long does it take one glass bottle to break down in a landfill?
Answer: 1 million years
Nov. 13: According to Paper Recycling, in 2010, ____ percent of the paper used in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. This represents an 89 percent increase in the recovery rate since 1990.
Answer: 63.5
Nov. 14 & 15: According to Recycling Revolution, the average household throws away how many separate pieces of paper each year?
Answer: 13,000
Nov. 16 & 17: According to Keep Tennessee Beautiful's Fall 2011 Issue of Today (hint: which can be found on our website), how many states hosted over 100 ARD events in 2010?
Answer: Five
Nov. 20: According to Headwaters Recycling, what is the most common item found in trash?
Answer: Paper
Nov. 21: According to Seminole County, FL, how many pounds of plastic are thrown out yearly by Americans?
Answer: 20 billion
Nov. 23: According to Recycling Revolution, is the construction costs of a paper mill designed to use waste paper 50 to 80% LESS or MORE than the cost of a mill using new pulp?
Answer: LESS
Nov. 24: According to Keep America Beautiful, what year did America Recycles Day begin?
Answer: 1997
Nov. 25: According to Paper Recycling, ___ percent of Americans have access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.
Answer: 87
Nov. 27: According to Recycling Revolution, an used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as how many days?
Answer: 60
Nov. 28: According to Earth 911, what are the three R's of recycling?
Answer: reduce, reuse, and retrieve
Nov. 29 & 30: According to Recycling Revolution, at one time, what metal was more valuable than gold?
Answer: aluminum