3/23 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods

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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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Identify where in Recycle City can you get information on what to do with leftover cleaning products. Explain why is it important that we not throw chemicals into the regular trash?

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Visit some houses in Recycle City.

Identify 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.

Identify 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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Identify 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 identify 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.

Identify the 5 layers that a landfill needs to be safe.

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Describe how can your family cut down on the amount of junk mail you receive at home.

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

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Describe compost bins.

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Identify 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