WorksheetsWar on Waste at Christ The King
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
There are 4-different types of waste in a classroom at Christ The King.
True
False
Which of the following items cannot be placed in the recycling bin?
Paper and cardboard
Hard plastic yoghurt, ice-cream and take-away containers
Plastic bags
Steel pots and pans
Foil needs to be "scrunched" into a hard ball before placed into the recycling bin.
True
False
Meat scraps, including small bones, can be placed in the compost bin.
True
False
Which of the following cannot be placed in the compost.
Sawdust and wood shavings
Citrus peels
Coffee grounds and tea bags
Pencil sharpenings
Throwing away a juice box can be a little tedious. This is because...
the straw goes to landfill, the box goes to recycling and the plastic straw wrapper goes to the redcycle
the straw and its wrapper go to landfill, and the box goes to recycling
The whole juice box needs to go to landfill
The straw and wrapper can go to the redcycle and the juice box can be recycled
If thoroughly washed, these yoghurt containers can be recycled.
True
False
Which of the following CAN be placed into the redcycle
Sushi and strawberry containers
Drinking straws
Bread tag bags
Foil
Almost _____________ of all fruit and vegetables produced are wasted.
a quarter
half
a third
Reducing food waste is the third most effective way to address climate change.
True
False
What non-renewable material does plastic come from?
coal
natural gas
minerals
oil
What is the best order in which to make serious changes out of waste.
reduce, reuse, recycle
recycle, reduce, reuse
reuse, recycle, reduce
reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose
