Waste Management Strategies

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?

• Reuse

• Repair

• Recycle

• Recover

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

Discarded solid material is best known as -

• solid waste

• poison

• pollutant

• compost

We can ​ (a)   waste by buying reusing cups, bags and containers.

We can ​ (b)   aluminum cans, paper and motor oil.

We can ​ (c)   cell phones and rechargeable batteries.

We can ​ (d)   vegetable & fruit peelings, yard trimmings, shredded paper.

• reduce

• recycle

• reuse

• compost

What role does recycling play in waste management?

• It increases the amount of waste in landfills

• It has no impact on waste management

• It reduces the need for new raw materials and decreases waste volume

• It is only beneficial for managing organic waste

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Permanent waste-disposal facilities where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of soil, plastic or both, are called -

• Incinerators

• Landfills

• Trash cans

• Bins

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A ____________ is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.

• landfill

• incinerator

• compost heap

• aquifer

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Products made from synthetic materials, such as polyester, plastic, and parts of electronics (E-waste), are -

• nonbiodegradable

• biodegradable

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