3/24 Waste Reduction

Last updated 7 months ago
16 questions

GO HERE for Recycle City

Instructions: Click the link above to go to Recycle city. "Click here to get started". You now see a picture of the city. Recycle city is divided into 4 quadrants (northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest). All parts of the city are clickable! You'll need ot expore the city to complete this quest.
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Where in Recycle City can you get information on what to do with leftover cleaning products. Why is it important that we not throw chemicals into the regular trash?

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Visit some houses in Recycle City. Make a list of 4 hazardous wastes that can be found in those houses.

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Gas stations aren't just places to fill up the tank. Can you find 2 things that Shaq at the Recycle City gas station does to help the environment?

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Identify 2 recycling activities that Recycle City students use to help raise money for class projects.

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Identify 4 car parts that can be re-used rather than thrown away.

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Find 2 places in Recycle City where books are resold or reused.

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Harlin Hazzard of the Recycle City Hazardous Waste Center wants to hire you as his assistant manager. Before you can accept, you must name the 4 characteristics that make hazardous waste hazardous.

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You've been hired to build a landfill for a neighboring community. Use Recycle City's landfill to help you. What are the 5 layers that a landfill needs to be safe?

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How can your family cut down on the amount of junk mail you receive at home?

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Name 3 places in Recycle City can you find used tires. Look carefully

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What are compost bins?

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Name two places in recycle city where you can find a compost bin?

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The process where certain solid waste materials are processed and converted into new products is

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A negative of recycling is that

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The process where organic matter such as food scraps, paper, and yard waste decomposes is

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The best method to reduce E-waste in landfills is