Bins - Lesson 2 Quiz

Bins - Lesson 2

Categorize

Options (14)

Food waste

Vegetable peels

Fruit scraps

Plastic bottles

Hard plastics

Aluminium cans

Paper

Clean cardboard

Clean paper wrappers/bags

Soft plastics

Greasy canteen packaging

Dirty recyclables

Coffee cups

Compostable packaging

Organize these options into the right categories

Green bin

Yellow bin

Red bin

Match

Match the following

• Waste in this bin goes to landfill

• Waste in this bin goes to recycling centres

• Waste in this bin is used for compost/by farmers

Red bin

Yellow bin

Green bin

• Red bin

• Yellow bin

• Green bin

Multiple Choice

Why should we try to recycle as much as we can instead of sending everything to landfill?

• Landfills are better for the environment than recycling centres

• Recycling is a waste of time and resources

• Sending everything to landfill helps the economy more than recycling

• Recycling is more sustainable and environmentally friendly than sending everything to landfill

Drag and Drop

What is waste contamination?​ ​ ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

When items are sorted into the wrong bin

Throwing waste in the ocean

When items are thrown away in the correct bin

Throwing rubbish on the floor

Multiple Choice

For items to be recycled, they must be:

• Dirty and contaminated

• Clean and free from contaminants

• Scrunched up

• Put in plastic bags

Multiple Choice

Why should waste contamination be avoided?

• To prevent environmental pollution

• To increase greenhouse gas emissions

• To promote the growth of harmful bacteria

• To ensure recycling isn't sent to landfill due to pieces of contaminated waste in the recycling bin

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a benefit of recycling?

• Reduces pollution

• Increases landfill

• Increases pollution

• Consumes more energy

Categorize

Options (7)

Greasy canteen packaging

Dirty paper towels

Wrappers with food residue

Empty plastic water bottles

Empty aluminium cans

Empty cardboard boxes

Clean paper napkins

Organize these options into the right categories

Contaminated rubbish

Non-contaminated rubbish

Multiple Choice

if in doubt, put your rubbish in:

• The can collection

• The green bin

• The yellow bin

• The red bin