Waste Management Methods Quiz

Evelyn, Rohan, and Arjun are participating in a school project. They have collected a lot of waste materials like plastic bottles, paper, and cans. What is the process called where they can convert these waste materials into reusable materials?

• Recycling

• Downcycling

• Sidewayscycling

• Upcycling

Olivia, Arjun, and Noah are part of a school project on waste management. Olivia suggests a method. Which of the following is an example of the method Olivia might have suggested if she was talking about recycling in a city?

• Separation and collection of recyclable materials from households

• Dumping city waste in landfills

• Burning waste materials in the city's incinerator

• Throwing recyclable materials in regular city trash bins

Avery, Nora, and Hannah joined Lily, Evelyn, and Emma in their gardening project. They were excited to learn about a method that could transform their kitchen scraps into a rich soil supplement. What is this method known as?

• Landfilling

• Incineration

• Composting

• Fertilizing

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Mason, Arjun, and Charlotte are part of the school's environmental club. They are brainstorming ways to reduce waste in their school. Which of these strategies suggested by them is a waste reduction strategy?

• Creating a landfill in the schoolyard

• Incinerating waste in the school's furnace

• Composting food waste from the cafeteria

• Recycling paper and plastic materials

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Aria had an old jam jar that she didn't need anymore. Instead of discarding it, she decided to use it as a vase for her flowers. What is the term for using an item again for the same purpose or a different purpose?

• Recycle

• Replace

• Discard

• Reuse

Aria, Elijah, and Zoe are part of an environmental science project at their school. They are tasked with creating a presentation on hazardous waste disposal methods. Which of the following methods they included in their presentation is an example of a hazardous waste disposal method?

• Dumping waste in open fields, pouring it down the drain, and burying it in the backyard

• Donating waste to charity, selling it to thrift stores, and giving it away for free

• Composting waste, recycling it, and reusing it

• Incinerating waste, landfilling it, and using deep-well injection

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Jackson, Aiden, and Samuel are having a debate with Hannah, David, and Mason at their school's environmental club meeting. They are discussing the main goal of recycling. According to them, what is the main goal of recycling?

• To reduce waste and conserve resources by reusing materials.

• To encourage resource depletion and contribute to landfill waste by not reusing materials.

• To promote pollution and harm the environment by throwing away materials.

• To increase waste and deplete resources by discarding materials.

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Nora, Zoe, and Mia are working on a school project about waste management techniques. They are currently focusing on a technique that involves turning organic material into nutrient-rich soil. Which technique are they studying?

• Landfilling

• Composting

• Incineration

• Recycling

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Rohan, Abigail, and Liam are part of a community initiative to improve local environmental safety. They are investigating a nearby factory known for producing significant amounts of hazardous waste. What is the term for the process this factory should implement to properly manage this waste, preventing harm to both human health and the environment?

• Hazardous waste management

• Hazardous waste containment

• Hazardous waste treatment

• Hazardous waste disposal

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Aria, Benjamin, and Charlotte are discussing ways to be more environmentally friendly in their school. Which of the following practices suggested by them is a reuse practice?

• Throwing away their old textbooks and buying new ones

• Ignoring their old uniforms and neglecting them

• Recycling their old notebooks and repurposing their old uniforms

• Destroying their old school furniture and discarding it