Importance of 5Rs in Waste Management

Grace cut the old clothes and towels and used them as cleaning rags. Which waste management strategies is being described?

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

Instead of throwing the empty plastics away, Harvin converts them into plastic bottle helicopters. Which waste management did he do?

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

Which of the following shows that the waste is reused?

• Selling old clothes.

• Cutting the old clothes

• Converting an old shirt into a bag.

• Donating old clothes to younger siblings.

What does it mean to recycle

• Use something over and over again.

• Make something into something new.

• Use less of something smaller amount of waste.

• Make something that can make your work easier.

Why is recycling necessary nowadays?

• We save energy.

• We conserve resources

• We help protect the environment

• Both B and C.

Which of the following materials CANNOT be placed in the recycling box?

• Shoebox

• Vegetable and fruit peelings

• Old tire

• Melted candle

Which of the following situations helps us conserve the environment?

• Dispose of old clothes in trash bins

• Donate old toys

• Leave plastic bags on the street.

• Throw away used food jars

Which of the following materials cannot be reused?

• Pet bottles

• Tissue

• Junk mails and catalogs

• Food boxes

Which of the following materials can be recycled into a bag?

• Tin can

• Newspaper

• Tissue paper

• Waste plastic foil

The following are recyclable materials. Which is NOT?

• Books and magazines

• Scrap metal

• Motor oil bottles

• Office and school paper