Trash and Recycling

How much trash does the average American person throw away each day?

• 3 pounds

• 4.5 pounds

• 6.5 pounds

• 8 pounds

What is a landfill?

• a place where people dump trash

• a place where people recycle trash

• a place that people gather trash

• a place where people fill up with food

Which of the following cannot be recycled?

• paper

• plastic

• glass

• mirrors

What are compost piles?

• A mixture of bugs and plants

• A mixture of plants and and soil

• A mixture of plant and food scraps

• A mixture of food scraps and and worms

What is Trash-o-saurus?

• A huge garbage can with a ton of trash

• A dinosaur made from a ton of trash

• A dinosaur made from 5 tons of trash

• A bunch of trash for dinosaurs to eat.

Why did the museum make the dinosaur?

• To clean up the city.

• It ran out of money for real sculptures.

• To show that you can reuse trash instead of throwing it away.

• To pay for the museum.

Why are some states not using landfills anymore?

• They have run out of room.

• They are too expensive.

• They stink.

• People want to keep their trash.

What does reduce mean in this article?

• Get smaller by eating less.

• Bury your trash in the back yard.

• Use things more than one time.

• Make less trash by throwing away less items.

What does reuse mean in this article?

• Find new uses for old items.

• Find ways to throw more away.

• Find someone who likes old stuff.

• Use something only one time.

What is a waste-to-energy plant?

• People run to burn energy.

• Garbage is burned to ash and put in landfills.

• Garbage is burned and converted to electricity to power TV's or lights.

• Garbage is shocked with electricity so it can look like new.