5R's Technique

Choose the correct answer in each situation on waste management.

If you have a garden in your backyard, which of the following materials cannot be used as fertilizers for your plants?

• A. manure from cow

• B. dried leaves

• C. rice husk

• D. candy wrappers

Pedro used few big boxes to plant tomatoes instead of many small pots. What technique did he apply?

• A. Recycling

• B. Reducing

• C. Reusing

• D. Repairing

Why are we encouraged to apply 5 R’s technique?

• A. it will make us rich.

• B. it will lessen the volume of garbage produced daily.

• C. It will not need to buy more trash bins.

• D. It will make our house more beautiful.

Your Father is so eager to fix your house after it was destroyed by a strong typhoon, what waste management did he apply?

• A. Recycle

• B. Repair

• C. Reduce

• D. Reuse

One good characteristic of being a responsible consumer is to refrain from buying new materials when you still have supplies, what waste management is being practiced?

• A. Reuse

• B. Repair

• C. Recover

• D. Reduce

Which of the following shows the correct hierarchy?

• Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Recover, Repair

• Reuse, Recycle, Reduce, Recover, Repair

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Repair

• Refuse, Refuge, Rufus

Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong.

Burying trash can reduce household waste.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Leftover food can be thrown into the garbage cans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Grass clippings and food scraps can be recycled by composting.

• TRUE

• FALSE

You recover waste when you refuse to buy a product that you do not need

• TRUE

• FALSE