Recycling and Composting

What are the benefits of recycling?

• Reducing waste, conserving resources, saving energy, reducing pollution, creating jobs

• Increasing waste, depleting resources, wasting energy, increasing pollution, destroying jobs

• Ignoring waste, wasting resources, depleting energy, increasing pollution, losing jobs

• Reducing waste, conserving resources, saving energy, reducing pollution, creating jobs

Name three types of recyclable materials.

• fabric

• wood

• paper, plastic, glass

• metal

What are the proper ways to recycle?

• Throwing all waste in the same bin

• Ignoring local recycling guidelines

• Not rinsing containers before recycling

• Separating recyclable materials, rinsing containers, following local recycling guidelines

How does trash impact the environment?

• Trash has no impact on the environment.

• Trash impacts the environment by polluting land, water, and air.

• Trash improves the quality of land, water, and air.

• Trash only impacts the environment in urban areas.

What are the benefits of composting?

• Creating pollution, harming the environment, increasing greenhouse gas emissions

• Increasing landfill waste, depleting soil, increasing the need for chemical fertilizers

• Taking up space, attracting pests, causing bad odors

• Reducing landfill waste, enriching soil, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers

True or False: Recycling helps conserve natural resources.

• Recycling has no impact on natural resources

• True

• False

• Recycling actually depletes natural resources

Which of the following is a recyclable material: a) Plastic bag b) Styrofoam cup c) Glass bottle

• c) Aluminum foil

• b) Styrofoam cup

• a) Plastic bag

• c) Glass bottle

What should you do before recycling a plastic bottle?

• Recycle the plastic bottle with the cap still on.

• Throw the plastic bottle in the trash without emptying it.

• Leave any remaining liquid or contents in the plastic bottle before recycling it.

• Remove the cap and empty any remaining liquid or contents.

How does trash pollution affect wildlife?

• Trash pollution affects wildlife by causing physical harm, habitat destruction, and ingestion of harmful substances.

• Trash pollution only affects domestic animals, not wildlife.

• Trash pollution helps wildlife thrive.

• Trash pollution has no impact on wildlife.

True or False: Composting reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills.

• False

• Composting has no effect on waste sent to landfills

• Composting increases the amount of waste sent to landfills

• True