Waste Management Quiz

What is the process called when waste is put back into the materials chain for manufacturing industries?

• Reuse

• Reduce

• Recycle

• Recover

What is the type of facility where Grundon processes mixed recyclables?

• MRFs

• Lakeside

• Murph's

• Albert Hall

What is the purpose of the magnetic process in the sorting of recyclables?

• Extract ferrous metals

• Separate paper and cardboard

• Extract non-ferrous metals

• Compress materials into bales

What is the final stage of waste called when it can't be recycled?

• Segregated waste

• Mixed recyclables

• Residual waste

• Landfill site

What is the additional 'R' added by Grundon when waste can't be recycled?

• Recycle

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recover

How much waste is produced in the UK in an hour?

• Enough to fill a cinema

• Enough to fill a shopping mall

• Enough to fill a football stadium

• Enough to fill the Albert Hall

What is the name of the energy from waste facility where residual waste is taken for energy recovery?

• MRFs

• Murph's

• Albert Hall

• Lakeside

What is the purpose of the eddy current separator in the sorting process?

• Extract non-ferrous metals

• Extract ferrous metals

• Compress materials into bales

• Separate paper and cardboard

What is the main source of power for the steam turbines at the energy from waste facility?

• Natural gas

• Coal

• Fuel from residual waste

• Solar energy

What is the total number of materials recovery facilities operated by Grundon in the UK?

• Three

• One

• Two

• Four