Environmental Awareness

What is the purpose of waste management?

• To properly dispose, recycle, and treat waste to minimize its impact on the environment and public health.

• To increase pollution and harm public health

• To encourage the accumulation of waste in the environment

• To ignore the impact of waste on the environment and public health

Name three items that can be recycled.

• Glass bottles, cardboard, batteries

• Styrofoam, plastic bags, light bulbs

• Food waste, clothing, electronics

• Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper

What is the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste?

• Biodegradable waste is only found in urban areas, while non-biodegradable waste is only found in rural areas

• Biodegradable waste is harmful to the environment, while non-biodegradable waste is not

• Biodegradable waste is more expensive to dispose of than non-biodegradable waste

• Biodegradable waste can be broken down by natural processes, while non-biodegradable waste cannot be easily decomposed.

Why is it important to reduce, reuse, and recycle?

• To promote waste, exploit resources, and pollute the environment.

• To minimize waste, conserve resources, and protect the environment.

• To ignore waste, waste resources, and damage the environment.

• To increase waste, deplete resources, and harm the environment.

What are the benefits of composting?

• Causes soil erosion, harms plant growth, increases greenhouse gas emissions

• Reduces waste, enriches soil, reduces need for chemical fertilizers

• Increases pollution, depletes soil nutrients, increases need for chemical fertilizers

• Leads to water contamination, attracts pests, increases soil acidity

Explain the concept of 'upcycling' with an example.

• Upcycling is the process of burying waste materials in landfills.

• Upcycling is the process of reusing materials without any transformation.

• Upcycling is the process of transforming waste materials or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.

• Upcycling involves burning waste materials to create new products.

What are the three R's of waste management?

• Rubbish, Remove, Replace

• Rethink, Repair, Restore

• Refuse, Return, Replenish

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

How can individuals reduce their carbon footprint through waste management?

• Practicing recycling, composting, and reducing single-use plastics

• Using plastic bags for all shopping

• Throwing all waste in landfills

• Burning all waste in open fires

How can communities promote recycling and waste reduction?

• Encouraging the use of single-use plastic products

• Ignoring the issue and focusing on other priorities

• Banning all plastic products

• Organizing educational programs, implementing recycling facilities, and encouraging sustainable practices

What is the impact of proper waste management on public health?

• Increases pollution and harm public health

• Minimizes the impact of waste on public health

• Encourages the accumulation of waste in the environment

• Ignore the impact of waste on the environment and public health