Recycling 101
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Which of the following is NOT a method of waste collection?

  • Recycling vehicles (correct)
  • Drop off centers
  • Curbside collection
  • Buy back centers
  • What is the purpose of recycling?

  • To reduce energy use
  • To prevent waste (correct)
  • To create new products
  • To collect different types of waste
  • Which of the following materials can be recycled?

  • Plastic (correct)
  • Rubber
  • Wood
  • Ceramics
  • What are the three R's in the waste disposal hierarchy?

    <p>Reuse, Reduce, Recycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long have humans been recycling various materials?

    <p>Thousands of years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Recycling is the process of turning used waste and materials into new products. This prevents potentially useful materials from being wasted as well as reducing energy use and ______.

    <p>pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A wide variety of different materials can be recycled, including ______, plastic, glass, metal, textiles and electronic equipment.

    <p>paper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Historical evidence shows that humans have been recycling various materials for ______.

    <p>thousands of years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    There are different methods of waste collection. These include drop off centers (where waste materials are dropped off at a specified location), buy back centers (where certain materials are exchanged for ______), and curbside collection (where recycling vehicles are used to pick up waste material intended for recycling along residential streets).

    <p>money</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Powerful magnets are used to sort through different types of ______.

    <p>metals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Recycling is part of the waste disposal ______ - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

    <p>hierarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A wide variety of different materials can be ______, including paper, plastic, glass, metal, textiles and electronic equipment.

    <p>recycled</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The idea of recycling isn’t something ______, historical evidence shows that humans have been recycling various materials for thousands of years.

    <p>new</p> Signup and view all the answers

    These include drop off centers (where waste materials are dropped ______ at a specified location), buy back centers (where certain materials are exchanged for money), and curbside collection (where recycling vehicles are used to pick up waste material intended for recycling along residential streets).

    <p>off</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Recycled paper can be made from three ______ types.

    <p>different</p> Signup and view all the answers

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