Recycling: Chapters 5-6

Complete the sentence: Recycled-content products are made _____ from materials that would otherwise be discarded.

• previously

• wholly

• partially

• necessarily

What are preconsumer-content products made from?

• damaged parts

• consumers

• industrial process

• left over materials

What is put back into the process at paper mills?

• scraps

• containers

• trimmings

• garbage

Definition: items that were previously used by consumers and were then recycled

• recycled-content

• preconsumer-content

• postconsumer-content

• machine-finished

Complete the sentence: Used electronics provide _____ for making new devices.

• metal

• synthetics

• glass

• plastic

Complete the sentence: When a product is marked _____ it means it lends itself to being recycled.

• plastic

• industrial

• recyclable

• donated

Which item(s) has a nearly 100% recycling rate in the US?

• car batteries

• water bottles

• electronics

• newsprint

What is true about recycling in the US? Answer: It is on the _____.

• future

• increasingly

• rise

• popularity

Who will recycling become more important to? Answer: Future _____

• countries

• decades

• consumers

• generations

When are recycling rates highest? Answer: When recycling is _____

• refunded

• deposited

• encouraged

• required