Have students test their comprehension by answering the following questions and recording the number of the page where the answer is located. Come together as a class and discuss their answers.

  • Where did Milly first see recycling in action?
  • How did Milly get the money to buy her first plastic chipper?
  • When did plastics first begin to gain popularity?
  • Why did Milly go to Japan?
  • What did Milly learn about manufacturing plastic jugs that made her realize some of them could be recycled?
  • What were the advantages of recycling Milly emphasized in her presentations?
  • In what state did Milly establish her first recycling company?
  • How many categories of plastic resin are there and what are they named?
  • What was the Plastiki?
  • What is a nurdle?
  • What are most plastics made of?
  • How did marking every plastic item with a number aid in the recycling process?