Be Smart, RECYCLE!

Why is it important to recycle?

• To increase emissions

• To create more waste

• To harm the environment

• To reduce waste in landfills

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Where does waste usually end up if not recycled?

• Recycling centre

• Landfill

• Ocean

• Compost bin

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What happens to waste in landfills?

• It is buried in the ground

• It disappears

•  It is recycled immediately

• It breaks down quickly

Where should plastic waste be sorted?

• Recycling bin

• Glass bin

• Paper bin

• Compost bin

What is the purpose of recycling?

• To create more waste

• To save natural resources

• To increase emissions

• To harm the environment

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________ were one of the first items to be heavily recycled.

• Paper

• Cardboard boxes

• Styrofoam containers

• Aluminum cans

When being recycled, plastic goes through these steps. Choose the correct answers.

• They are shredded

• They are crushed

• They are melted down

• They are cleaned

Paper gets shredded and heated up. This process eventually turns the paper into ____.

• plastic

• glue

• fertilizer

• pulp

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Paper gets cleaned and _______ to remove any leftover inks or dyes.

• cooked

• shredded

• boiled

• bleached

Computers and batteries are usually recycled to remove harmful chemicals as well as to recover, or salvage, some valuable materials such as ____ from electronics boards.

• diamonds

• copper

• gold

• silver

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