Waste Disposal and Recycling

What is one benefit of recycling?

• it increases the volume of solid wasre

• if it is recycled, a material won't biodegrade

• it conseves resources and energy

• it uses more raw materials that need to be mined

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What are the methods that people have found for disposing of solid waste? (select all that apply)

• recycl

• throwinf away

• burning

• burying

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Why are leachates dangerous?

A leachate is polluted liquid. Rainwater falls on the dump, dissolving chemicals from wastes.

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Treating the sewage materials before releasing it to the environment is one of the proper waste disposal method.

• True

• False

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Tell me what type of waste this is?

• plastic

• paper

• metal

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Among the following, which object can be recycled?

• Concrete

• Compost

• Glass

• Soil

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

• Recycle

• Recover

• Reduce

• Reproduce

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Recycling is a process of -

• Disposing of waste materials

• Collection of waste materials

• Making new materials

• Converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Which of the following materials is converted into a pulp or slurry during the recycling process?

• Glass

• Plastic bottles

• Papers

• Green leafy vegetables

The cardboard is an example of ___________ waste.

• Hazardous

• Recyclable

• Liquid