Recycling: Chapters 1-2

What is the purpose of recycling? Answer: To _____ natural resources.

• process

• reduce

• conserve

• produce

Complete the sentence: Millions of tons of _____ are dumped in landfills each year.

• scraps

• raw materials

• resources

• refuse

Which of the following can NOT be recycled?

• drinking straws

• worn-out tires

• old newspapers

• kitchen scraps

What are the 3 Rs?

• revenue

• reuse

• reduce

• recycle

What does the recycling industry do for 1 million people in the US? Answer: It _____ them

• generates

• employs

• eliminates

• threatens

How was waste disposed of in the past? Answer: It was _____

• buried

• dumped

• burned

• recycled

Why did waste disposal become a big problem? Answer: _____ increased

• raw materials

• natural resources

• populations

• landfills

Complete the sentence: Burying our garbage can _____ the groundwater.

• reduce

• contaminate

• conserve

• dispose

Where does more than half of the garbage in the US end up?

• landfills

• recycled

• landscapes

• burned

What type of resources does recycling help sustain?

• environmental

• industry

• raw

• natural