Waste Mid-unit Study Test New Alberta

When Tommy decided to fix his toy instead of buying a new one, it is an example of...

• Reduce

• Repair

• Reuse

• Recycle

What is the purpose of a landfill?

• To recycle

• To have a place for the garbage and keeping the environment clean

• To reuse materials

• To compost

Which one of these are an example of natural waste?

• ants

• toy

• dead leaves

• cows

Which one of these are non-biodegradable?

• apples

• banana peels

• lettuce

• Glass

What does it mean when an item is 'biodegradable' ?

• It means that it will eventually break down in nature

• It means that it is bad for the environment

• It means it is perfect for composting

• It means that it can be eaten?

What do the 3r's stand for?

• Rachel, Rebekah, and Rudolf

• Remake, restructure, reassemble

• Reduce, reuse, recycle

• Recover, Resurface, Rejig

If we wear hand-me-down clothing from our older siblings or value village, we are...

• Reducing
• Reusing
• Recycling
• Not very fashion forward

Pick all the ways you could reduce garbage from your lunch?

• Bring food in reusable containers

• Bring food in plastic bags

• Bring as many compostable items as possible

• Recycle food containers

Recyclable waste is waste that

• we throw away that can be turned into something new

• we throw away because it isn't useful

• we throw into a black bin to go to the landfill

• we throw into a green bin to be composted

Waste can be categorized into these 3 groups

• Solid, liquid and gas

• Fun, scary, happy

• Red, white and blue

• Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable