Earth-Friendly Waste Management

Which of these is a good example of reusing instead of throwing something away?

• Wearing two shirts instead of a jacket

• Throwing your old if it get too small

• Wearing your sister's or brother's old jacket

• Buying a new jacket when yours gets too small

By writing on both sides of a piece of paper, you're _____.

• Reducing

• Repairing

• Recycling

• Recovering

Renee has started to compost her food scraps and leaves/yard trimmings. When it all breaks down into soil, she'll use that for her garden. This is an example of which?

• Reducing

• Recycling

• Repairing

• Reusing

Instead of throwing out old clothes and towels, Julia cuts the items up and uses them as cleaning rags. This is an example of which of the following waste management strategies?

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Recover

Why is it important to recycle?

• Recycling uses up a lot of energy people need.

• Recycling is bad for the environment.

• Recycling makes our landfills overflow.

• Recycling conserves our natural resources.

Which of the following is NOT true about water plastic bottles?

• It can be recycled.

• It helps our environment to be healthy and green.

• We need to remember to recycle water bottles, as they are quickly filling our landfills.

• It does not need to be recycled because we have already recycled too many of them.

Which of the following situation shows a way of waste management called Recover?

• Mark plays his brother's old toys.

• April sew some patching on her pants.

• CJ makes a DIY flower vase using a plastic bottle.

• Rona gathered some parts of her old phone to be use in her science experiment.

What does the 5Rs in Waste Management stands for?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Repeat

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Repair

• Reduce, Resume, Recycle, Recover, Repair

• Reduce, Reuse, Report, Recover, Repeat

What "R" of Waste Management does the picture shows?

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Repair

• Recover

What "R" of waste management does the picture shows?

• Reuse

• Repair

• Recycle

• Recover