Recycle quiz Erasmus+

What is the name of this Erasmus+ project?

• Goodbye, Dear Cli-Mates

• We don't like climate

• There's no planet B

• Hello, Dear Cli-Mates

Answer explanation

Of course of our project name is Hello, Dear Cli-Mates!!

__________ is when the environment is contaminated, or dirtied, by waste, chemicals and other harmful substances.

• Greenhouse gas

• Landfill

• Litter

• Pollution

Answer explanation

Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment.

Waste pollution has negative effects on the environment, wild life & living organisms, human and human health.

The three major types of environmental pollution are:

• Land, Air and Water

• Air, Water and Noise

• Water, Land and Animal

• Ocean, Air, and Forest

Answer explanation

Waste pollution is one of the common causes of all three of water pollution, land pollution, and air pollution

What is the item that takes the longest to break down in a landfill?

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Answer explanation

Glass takes the longest,but also other materials are very slow to break down.

Paper: 2-6 weeks

Aluminum can: 500 years

Plastic bottle: 700 years

Glass bottle: 4000+ years

What are the 3 Rs of waste management?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Refuse, Reduce, Recycle

• Regret, Recycle, Repair

• Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

Answer explanation

When it comes to waste management, the best we can do is:

Reduce the amount of our waste

Reuse: means taking old or unwanted items you might otherwise throw away and finding a new use for them.

Recycle: consists in changing discarded materials into new products in order to avoid using more virgin resources

Which one is the symbol of the 3 Rs?

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Answer explanation

You can see this symbol in many places and on many objects. It's made of three-chasing-arrows in the shape of a triangle. It globally represents Recycling.

How much of the contents of our dustbins could be easily recycled or composted?

• 20%

• 50%

• 61%

• 80%

How large is the Pacific Plastic Patch?

• 1.6 million square km

• 506.000 square km

• 10.000 square km

• 1.500 square km

Answer explanation

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean.

Plastic pollution in the ocean threatens marine life in several ways — poisoning and starving fish, bleaching coral, and harming reefs.

How can we reduce the amount of waste we produce at home?

• Burn everything.

• Don't buy more than you need.

• Bury your waste in your garden.

• Dispose your trash correctly in the proper bin.

Answer explanation

Disposing waste is a great way to reduce the impact of garbage, but it does not prevent the excessive production of waste.

The best way is buying less, try and use what you have at its most.

An example of reducing your trash output is:

• Using wipes instead of towels.

• Use a bar of soap instead of liquid soap.

• Using paper plates instead of dishes.

• Buy single-use objects.

Answer explanation

If you use a bar of soap you won't need to dispose the plastic container. Also other products such as detergents, legumes and cereals can be bought unpackaged.