1) To create new product using material that has already served its purpose. a) Reuse b) Recycle c) Reduce 2) The process in which an object with one use value transformed as an object with alternative use or value. a) Repurpose b) Reuse c) Refuse 3) It is a practice of using less material and energy to minimize waste generation and preserve natural resources. a) Reduce b) Recycle c) Refuse 4) To separate garbage from it's type of materials. a) Recover b) Management c) Sort 5) What does it mean to reuse? a) Cleaning up a mess b) Make something into something new c) Use something over and over again 6) Which of the following materials is non-biodegradable? a) Banana peel b) Plastic c) Paper 7) Hazardous (dangerous) waste can be put in the recycling can. a) TRUE b) FALSE 8) What can you recycle? a) Paper, plastic, glass b) Dirty Diapers c) Food (if not composted) 9) Composting is a way to recycle organic waste. a) TRUE b) FALSE 10) Incinerators dispose waste by: a) Sending trash into the oceans b) Burying trash under layers of soil c) Burning Trash 11) Which of the following is NOT an environmental problem caused by landfills? a) Large amount of carbon dioxide release b) Methane released into the atmosphere c) Contamination of soil and water supply 12) Waste is sorted, compressed and melted into raw materials that can be reused through a process called: a) Incineration b) Recycling c) Reduction 13) The biggest problem with recycling is that: a) It can contaminate water supplies b) It is costly c) It releases lots of methane 14) More plastic packaging is recovered for recycling than paper packaging. a) TRUE b) FALSE

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