Managing Waste and Materials

Where waste goes, how to handle materials safely, and the effects on the environment.

9 questions, free, marked as you go with a worked explanation on every one.

What this covers

• reduce reuse recycle

The questions

1. Which of these belongs in a compost bin rather than the rubbish?
2. What does it mean to reduce, in the phrase reduce, reuse, recycle?
3. Which of these symbols or labels warn you that a material is dangerous? Select all that apply.
4. Why should paint and batteries not be thrown in the household bin?
5. A landfill is filling up quickly. Which action would help the most?
6. Which is the best example of reusing something?
7. Recycling programs ask people to rinse containers and put each material in the right bin. Why does that matter?
8. A class of 24 students each throws away one single-use plastic water bottle every school day. If every student switched to a refillable bottle, how many single-use bottles would the class keep out of the waste stream over 5 school days?
9. Use the table. Which material stays in a landfill the longest before it breaks down?

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