Recycling

Recycling

by Rochell Cabahug

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of recycling?

• Using old materials to make new items

• Buying a case of water bottles

• Turning off the water while brushing your teeth

• Using your younger brother's old playdoh for your science project

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to reduce the number of bottles you create as waste?

• Buy a new bottle every day

• Use bottles that can be filled again and again

• Use bottles that can be recycled

• Use smaller bottles

Multiple Choice

Buying foods in bulk or large packages rather than buying small, individually-wrapped package foods is an example of:

• Recycling

• Reusing

• Dieting

• Reducing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following CANNOT be recycled in the blue recycling cart?

• milk cartons

• Plastic water bottles

• Glass containers

• Paper bags

• Grass clippings from the lawn

Multiple Choice

If the landfill is suddenly full of trash, this has no impact on me.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Everything I throw away disappears after only two years in a landfill.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Littering has a negative impact on our environment.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is allowed in the recycling bin?

• Styrofoam

• Gatorade Bottle

• Paper towels

• Old T-Shirt

Multiple Select

What tips could you give someone you know to help them make less garbage?

• Write on both sides of your paper

• Recycle bottles and cans

• Donate used goods instead of throwing them away

• Use reusable dishes and utencils

• Buy only the food you know will consume and save leftovers to eat later

​Activity I

1. Study each picture of probable waste materials.

2. Choose which among the 5Rs (recycle, reuse, reduce, recover and repair) is best applied on each material. Put a checkmark on the appropriate column and write a short explanation below it.

3. Use the format presented below.

​CHECK YOUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

​* DOWNLOAD THE ACTIVITY SHEET.

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​* WRITE YOUR ANSWERS.

(YOU MAY EDIT IT USING YOUR PHONE, OR HAVE IT PRINTED TO WRITE THE ANSWERS)

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​* THEN UPLOAD THE ACTIVITY SHEET IN CLASSWORK (GOOGLE CLASSROOM)