Recyling at home

Which of the following is recyclable: plastic bottle, food waste, or broken glass?

• plastic bottle

• food waste

• broken glass

• All of them

What is one benefit of recycling materials?

• It conserves natural resources.

• It reduces air quality.

• It depletes fossil fuels.

• It increases waste in landfills.

How should you sort paper for recycling?

• Mix paper with plastic for recycling

• Shred all paper before recycling

• Leave food residue on paper items

• Separate paper into categories, remove non-paper items, ensure cleanliness, and flatten cardboard.

Can you recycle pizza boxes? Why or why not?

• No, pizza boxes are always contaminated with grease.

• Yes, but only if they are clean and free of grease.

• Yes, all pizza boxes can be recycled regardless of condition.

• No, pizza boxes cannot be recycled under any circumstances.

What happens to materials after they are recycled?

• Recycled materials are thrown away as waste.

• Recycled materials are used to create energy.

• Recycled materials are stored indefinitely without use.

• Recycled materials are processed into new raw materials for manufacturing.

Why is it important to recycle paper?

• Recycling paper can increases climate change.

• Recycling paper is more expensive than producing new paper.

• It is important to recycle paper to conserve energy, reduce emissions, and minimize waste.

• Paper does not need recycling.

How can recycling help the environment?

• Recycling increases waste production.

• Recycling uses more energy than it saves.

• Recycling helps the environment by conserving resources, reducing waste, saving energy, and decreasing pollution.

• Recycling has no impact on pollution levels.

What is recycling?

• “The process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again"

• “The process of collecting and changing new materials so that it can be used again"

• “The process of collecting and cutting trees so that it can be made to paper."

• “The process of collecting water to purify it."

What should you do with items that cannot be recycled?

• Dispose of them in the regular trash.

• Burn them in a safe area.

• Donate them to a local charity.

• Compost them in a garden.

List three items you can recycle at home.

• paper, plastic bottles, glass jars

• old clothes

• chemicals

• batteries