Grade level: 4th – 5th grades
Skills: Circle graphs
Related environmental issues: Resource conservation & Recycling
The circle graph below shows how waste generated in Indiana was treated in 2015.
- What percentage of waste was recycled in Indiana in 2015?
- Total amount of waste discarded in Indiana was 6,900 thousand tons. How many thousand tons of waste was composed?
- Indiana has set a goal to reduce its waste sent to landfills to 50%. How many more percentage of waste need to be either composed, recycled, or combusted to achieve its goal?
Sources: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 2016. 2015 Recycling Activity Summary
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Answer keys
- 7% (100 – 82 – 6 – 5 = 7)
- 345 thousand tons (6,900 x 0.05 = 345)
- 32% (82 – 50 = 32)