International Plastic Free Day – EdExec quiz! 

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues. International Plastic Free Day is a day organised by Free the Ocean to call attention to the plastic we use day-to-day, especially single-use plastic on May 25th 

To mark the day and draw attention to the environmental impacts of plastic, here at EdExec we have devised a quiz to make you think and to help you learn more about the how the use of plastic negatively impacts our world.

1. How many tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year?

1. 100m
2. 200m
3. 300m

2. What percentage of plastic gets properly recycled?

1. 70%
2. 12%
3. 34%

3. How many pieces of micro plastic are estimated to currently be in our oceans?

1. Five trillion
2. Six billion
3. 100 billion

4. How many pieces of micro plastic are ingested by humans each year from seafood?

1. 6,000
2. 11,000
3. 9,000

5. If our plastic consumption habits don’t change, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish.

1. True
2. False

6. How long does it take the average plastic bag to degrade?

1. between 50-100 years
2. between 100-500 years
3. between 500-1000 years

7. How many plastic bottles are used per minute globally?

1. 900,000
2. 1.2m
3. 1.7m

8. What percentage of baby sea turtles have plastic in their stomachs?

1. 40%
2. 60%
3. 100%

9. What percentage of the sea’s surface is polluted by plastic?

1. 62%
2. 88%
3. 94%

10. How many species of marine animals are in danger of extinction due to plastic?

1. 700 species 
2. 600 species
3. 500 species

ANSWERS:

1. How many tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year?

1. 100m
2. 200m
3. 300m

2. What percentage of plastic gets properly recycled?

1. 70%
2. 12%
3. 34%

3. How many pieces of micro plastic are estimated to currently be in our oceans?

1. Five trillion
2. Six billion
3. 100 billion

4. How many pieces of micro plastic are ingested by humans each year from seafood?

1. 6,000
2. 11,000
3. 9,000

5. If our plastic consumption habits don’t change, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish.

1. True
2. False

6. How long does it take the average plastic bag to degrade?

1. between 50-100 years
2. between 100-500 years
3. between 500-1000 years

7. How many plastic bottles are used per minute globally?

1. 900,000
2. 1.2m
3. 1.7m

8. What percentage of baby sea turtles have plastic in their stomachs?

1. 40%
2. 60%
3. 100%

9. What percentage of the sea’s surface is polluted by plastic?

1. 62%
2. 88%
3. 94%

10. How many species of marine animals are in danger of extinction due to plastic?

1. 700 species 
2. 600 species
3. 500 species