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What is waste?
a) Unwanted material by humans or nature
b) Made by humans
c) We can use over and over
d)

What goes to the dump?
a) apple
b) pop can
c) old toys
d) paper

What can be recycled
a) DVD
b) Paper
c) Carrot
d) laptop

What is biodegradeable?
a) Not decomposing easily
b) Organisms that eat the waste
c) Something that dies
d) Things that decompose or decay in nature, turning back into soil

What will biodegrade?
a) styrofoam
b) rubber
c) apple
d) tin can

How can we reduce waste in a classroom?
a) use both sides of paper
b) double space our writing
c) take many papers
d) throw paper in the garbage that we don't need

What can we do at home to reduce waste?
a) run the tap when you brush teeth
b) Turn off the lights
c) Buy one use containers
d) Put lids on your pots

What are the 3R's
a) reconstruct, remake, re-do
b) reduce, refuse, remake
c) recycle, reinvent, redo
d) reduce, reuse, recycle

If I reuse a bag to do groceries I am
a) reusing
b) reducing
c) recycling
d)

If I use a put my paper coffee cup in the blue bin, I am
a) reducing
b) reusing
c) recycling
d)

What ways can I dispose waste?
a) garbage, bottle depot
b) landfill, incinerator, dump
c) burry it, give it to the animals
d) donate it

Which disposal method has layers to protect from toxins?
a) landfill
b) incinerator
c) dump
d)

Which disposal method burns waste?
a) landfill
b) incinerator
c) dump
d)

What is an advantage of dumps?
a) cheap
b) expensive
c) messy
d) toxins go into the earth

What is a disadvantage of dumps?
a) cheap
b) fast
c) easy
d) Toxins sink down into the earth

What is a disadvantage of incinerators?
a) takes up less space
b) stinks, pollutes the air
c) no waste
d)

How is a landfill different than a dump
a) dumps smell, landflls don't
b) Landfills don't take space, dumps do
c) Landfills sort their waste, dumps do not
d)

What are the organisms called that help eat waste?
a) dinosaurs
b) decomposers
c) consumers
d) prey

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