What was the original way of dealing with trash in history?

• Fire

• Street dumping

• Oceans

• Trash collectors

What military branch helped establish the modern landfill system?

• Marine Corp

• Army

• Coast Guard

• Air Force

What government agency helped establish standards for making modern landfills more sanitary?

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Department of Health and Social Services

• Game and Fish Department

• Department of Public Health & Environment

Each ton of properly recycled paper can save how many trees?

• 19

• 17

• 12

• 10

Each ton of properly recycled paper can save how many gallons of water?

• 500 gallons
• 1000 gallons
• 3000 gallons
• 7000 gallons

Which of the following cannot be recycled?

• Aluminum cans
• Glass bottles
• Paper bags
• Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam)

Which of the following CAN be recycled?

• Plastics marked with a 2

• Batteries
• Food waste
• Plastics marked with a 4

Why can't pizza boxes be recycled?

• They're typically too large to fit through the equipment

• The smell of the pizza attracts vermin

• Most pizza boxes have absorbed grease

• Trick question - Pizza boxes CAN be recycled

What is the word for people recycling things that they want to be recycled, even though the things are not recyclable?

• Hope-cycle

• Wannabe-cycle

• Dream-cycle

• Wish-cycle

Recycling tip: __________ combined materials

• Combine

• Separate

• Sort

• Recycle