5R's Method of Waste Management

Which of the following waste management limit the amount of trash you throw away?

• reduce

• repair

• reuse

• recycle

When you reuse, it means that you...

• fix the broken items

• use the object by shredding in order to make a new product

• sell the objects to earn money

• use old objects or materials again for another purpose

Which of the following best describes the process of repair?

• means throwing the materials

• means to fix slightly broken things to make them useful again. Instead of discarding broken or busted materials, they can be checked if they are still repairable.

• means using the waste product to "recover" energy

• means creation of a new material or product

If you make a flower pot from an old tumbler, you are ...

• repairing

• reusing

• recycling

• recovering

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If you use your old bag, you are…

• recycling

• reducing

• recovering

• reusing

Mary Ann made her own scrapbook out of old folders, paper with prints, broken glasses, egg shells, old buttons, and beads. Which of the 5Rs was used in this situation?

• recover

• repair

• recycle

• reuse

Alex and Lanz fixed the roof of their house after the typhoon. What 5R's was used in this situation?

• repair

• recover

• recyle

• reduce

Which of the following is NOT included in the group?

• repair

• resell

• recycle

• reuse

Anna brings her tumbler to school to refill water. Which of the waste management is she practicing?

• recycle

• repair

• reusing

• recover

Ben fixes the broken door knob in his room. What is the waste management he applies?

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

• repair

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