Recycling Post Quiz

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

How much garbage does the average person in Texas make in one day?

• 1 pound

• 2.5 pounds

• 6.5 pounds

• 8 pounds

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

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

• Recycling

• Reusing

• Dieting

• Reducing

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

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Reusing is the only way that we can decrease the amount of waste we make.

• True

• False

Littering has a negative impact on our environment.

• True

• False

Plastic is made from which natural resource?

• Trees

• Metals

• Oil

• Sand