The 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

How much of our household waste could be recycled?

• more than 50% of it

• less than 25% of it

• nearly all of it

• about 10% of it

What is the best way to deal with our waste?

• throw it in the bin

• recycle it

• reduce it

• reuse it

1) Even though it´s good to recycle, it is even better to

• Consume and recycle

• Reduce and recycle

• Reduce and Reuse

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The three Rs are in...

• Alphabetical order

• Order of importance

• No order, they are all important

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A good example of reducing is...

• Not using plastic bags when shopping

• Recycling plastic

• Giving plastic bottles a new use or purpose.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Which of the following items will NOT compost well?

• leaves

• food, excluding bones and meat

• grass clippings

• plastic bags

If the following were buried underground and left to decompose naturally, which would last the longest amount of time?

• a sheet of paper

• a plastic bag

• an aluminum can

• a glass bottle

Which recyclable item saves the most energy and pollution to recycle (you save 20 times as much energy and pollution

recycling it as opposed to making it from scratch)?

• paper

• glass

• aluminum

• plastic

Which of the following is NOT 100% recyclable? (100% recyclable means there is no end to how many times you can recycle it)

• paper

• aluminum

• glass

• steel

In the long term, which of the following would be the BEST way to lessen the problem of solid waste?

• incinerate waste materials

• reduce the amount of materials being consumed

• A. reuse materials for other purposes rather than throwing them out

• recycle materials that can be used again