Recycle, compost, landfill

What in this list is compostable?

• Plastic bags

• Soup cans

• Banana peels

• All of the above

Where do plastic bag usually go to?

• Recycling bin

• Compost bin

• Trash bin

What goes a landfill?

• Plastic bags, car batteries, tires.

• Plastic bags, grass clippings, tree leaves.

• Car batteries, liquid waste, printer paper.

• Yard waste, shingles, food waste.

Why do we recycle?

• We recycle because it helps us use up less materials and reuse them to help the planet, including animals.

• We recycle because it helps us achieve our goals.

• We recycle because it helps animals.

• We recycle because it puts a good reputation on our country.

Why can't we burn waste?

• Because it creates hazardous gas that is harmful to the environment, humanity, and animals.

• Because it harms animals and insects which we use in order for our species to survive.

• Because it is illegal to do such thing.

What is the difference between recycling and upcycling?

• Recycling is when you try to turn waste into a reusable object while upcycling is when you turn waste into a product.

• Recycling is when you turn waste into a product while upcycling is when you use waste and turn it into a reusable material.

• There is no difference whatsoever .

where does a piece of paper go if it is contaminated with water?

• The recycling bin because it is still unaffected by the water.

• The trash bin because the water messes with the papers fibers.

• On the ground because no one really cares and no one will notice.

What is the purpose of a compost bin?

• To put unwanted materials into like paper, used soup cans and the bits of tires.

• To put recyclable things into examples: glass, paper, metal.

• To put the peels of fruit, grass clippings, and crushed egg shells.

What is the purpose of a trash bin?

• Trash bins are used for putting anything in.

• Trash bins are used for putting waste in that can be reused.

• Trash bins are used for putting waste in that cannot be reused .

Why can't we wrap our recyclable materials in plastic bags?

• Because plastic bags contain more than one material and in order to make an object recyclable you have to deconstruct it into one material.

• Because it is not going to be able to be recycled because the plastic bag contaminates the materials in it .

• Because it makes machines unable to work due to the type of plastic being a bit stretchy it can get caught in the machines.