KIDS QUIZ
FOOD AND COOKING
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Question
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On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?
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12 minutes
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1 hour
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1 day
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1 week
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to the 5 Gyres Institute, 12 minutes is the average “working life” of a plastic bag before it is thrown away. Globally, one million plastic bags are used per minute and only 1% of them are recycled.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than one million bags are used every minute. A plastic bag has an average “working life” of 15 minutes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that take too long to decompose. Normally, plastic items take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills. But plastic bags we use in our everyday life take 10-20 years to decompose, while plastic bottles take 450 years.
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