Recycling 101

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

What is the purpose of recycling?

Which of the following materials can be recycled?

What are the three R's in the waste disposal hierarchy?

How long have humans been recycling various materials?

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 ______.

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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).

Recycled paper can be made from three ______ types.