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WorksheetsRecycling Pre-Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Where does your garbage go after the truck collects it at your house?
It goes to the coast, where it’s dumped into the ocean.
It goes to the local landfill, where it is buried.
It goes to Austin, where it is made into new products.
It goes on a train to another state.
Which of the following items DOES belong in the blue recycling cart?
If you use a plastic bag for groceries one day and then make a kite out of it the next, the bag has been ___________.
Reduced
Reused
Recycled
Reversed
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
If you take your plastic grocery bags back to the store and place them in the designated bin, they will be ______ into plastic lumber.
Reduced
Reused
Recycled
Reversed
It’s better for the environment to use a durable, washable, refillable water bottle THAN it is to buy a case of plastic water bottles, drink the water, and recycle the empty plastic bottles.
True
False
My recycling actions do not impact the economy or products made from recycled materials.
True
False
Recycling is the only way that we can decrease the amount of waste we make.
True
False
Plastic is made from a limited natural resource that is drilled from the Earth’s crust.
True
False
If thrown in the trash instead of the recycling bin, how long does it take for a single plastic bottle to decompose?
1 month
2 years
500 years
80 years
Choose the item(s) below that are accepted in the recycling bin:
Name some ways that you can reduce paper use at school or at home.
Complete work digitally on your iPad
Use both side of the paper
Use scratch paper rather a clean new piece to take notes
Use paper you plan to recycle for crafts or projects
