Waste in Our World

Tommy decided to fix his skateboard instead of buying a new one. What is this an example of? Choose 2.

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Repair

The purpose of a landfill is:

• to recycle

• to reuse materials

• to compost

• to have a place for garbage and keep the environment clean

Which 2 can be recycled?

• pop cans

• apple core

• paper

• orange peel

Which object is biodegradable?

• plastic straw

• banana

• glass bottle

• rubber tires

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Why should landfills be far away from rivers and lakes?

• They shouldn't- they should be close!

• So people don't have to see them.

• So leachate does not contaminate the water

• So the animals won't eat them

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What do the 3 R's stand for?

• Rudolf, Rachel, Rebecca

• Remake Restructure Reassemble

• RRR rrr rRr

• Reduce Reuse Recycle

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What happens to the items we put in the blue recycling bin?

• They are burned in an incinerator

• They are turned into compost

• They go into the landfill

• They are broke down and made into new products

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What is an example of natural waste?

• ants

• toys

• cows

• dead leaves

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What does biodegradable mean?

• An object that will eventually break down and become soil

• Something that is bad for the environment

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If we wear used clothes from older siblings, or value village, we are:

• Reducing

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Not very fashion forward

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