Plastics and Recycling

This Quizizz goes along with "How Recycling Works" by SciShow https://youtu.be/b7GMpjx2jDQ

Have you watched the video?

• yes

• no

A "MRF" is a ___ or ___. (select 2)

• manufacturing recyclables factory

• material recovery facility

• municipal resource facility

• recycling plant

Dual stream recycling plants...

• keep glass items separate

• keep plastic items separate

• keep paper items separate

• keep metal items separate

Though nearly any material can be recycled, some items like electronics, lightbulbs, or appliances are too ___ to be recycled. (select all that apply)

• large

• complex

• full of toxins

• new

Single stream recycling focuses on paper, plastic, and which other three categories? (select 3)

• organic material

• steel

• aluminum

• glass

• rubber

Which material is separated first at the MRF?

• paper

• glass

• steel

• aluminum

• plastic

Rotary screen separators allow paper to travel upward to a conveyor belt while other materials...

• are crushed

• are picked out by hand

• fall between the wheels

A hot water bath breaks paper down into strands of cellulose fibers, this mushy substance is called...

• pulp

• bark

• paper

• bales

Chemicals and ___ help remove ink from the pulp.

• heat

• pressure

• air bubbles

• time

Which material is separated next at the MRF?

• paper

• glass

• steel

• aluminum

• plastic