Waste

What can food waste be used for?

• composting

• animal feed

• community gardens

• all of the above

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Does plastic waste affect our sea life and ocean?

• Yes

• No

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This symbol means Recycling

• True

• False

If you choose to take reusable bags to the grocery store instead of getting the plastic bags provided, you have _______ the waste you generate.

• Reduced

• Reused

• Recycled

• Reversed

Permanent waste-disposal facilities where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of soil, plastic or both, are called -

• Incinerators

• Landfills

• Trash cans

• Bins

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What are the 3 Rs of waste management?

• Recycle, React, & Respond

• Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle

• Reuse, Rinse, & Repeat

• Reduce, Reapply, & Rethink

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One problem with landfills is the liquid that forms when water seeps down through a landfill and collects dissolved chemicals from decomposing garbage. This is called -

• ash

• sediment

• sludge

• leachates

An additional problem with landfills is that decomposing organic waste may produce the highly flammable gas -

• methane

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• ozone

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Products made from synthetic materials, such as polyester, plastic, and parts of electronics (E-waste), are -

• nonbiodegradable

• biodegradable

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We can ​ (a)   waste by buying reusing cups, bags and containers.

We can ​ (b)   aluminum cans, paper and motor oil.

We can ​ (c)   cell phones and rechargeable batteries.

We can ​ (d)   vegetable & fruit peelings, yard trimmings, shredded paper.

• reduce

• recycle

• reuse

• compost