Background
What is primary recycling?
Name three things you can recycle.
Plastic bottles, cans, glass jars and paper
True or False: There are different recycling processes for different materials
True!
Who is the most adversely affected by the creation of waste and its negative repercussions?
Poorer/disadvantaged communities
Since recycling has negative aspects, can we stop recycling?
No. The environment will get worse if garbage is not recycled at all.
What is secondary recycling?
Some type of modification of the material or product without the use of chemical processes
Name three things you should not recycle
food, waste, coffee cups
What is the one down fall from the high-tech sorting machines?
The machines cannot sort incorrect materials (such as garbage)
What is meant my slow violence? What is an example?
Violence that occurs our of sign and slowly over time. Example: violence that may not traditionally be recognized as violence.
Do you think everything can be recycled?
No. Especially toxic waste.
What is tertiary recycling?
Changing the material by modifying it with chemical processes or heat
Are New South Wales' recycling rules the same as other territories in Australia?
No, it varies by city councils
What is the name of the sorting facility that the recycled materials are taken to?
MRF
What are some of the repercussions when developed nations like Australia don't recycle, reuse, or rea-ppropraite waste?
List impact on developing nations (e-waste example)
How do you know the local recycling options and plans?
Call the local city or login website.
Cutting an egg carton in half to use as a seed starter would be which type of recycling?
secondary
What is the name of the website you can use to check what you can recycle in Sydney?
Garbage Guru
Waht is one thing that plastics can be remade into?
Polar fleeces
What is the basic principle of environmental justice?
Fair and even distribution of environmental goods and environmental ills.
What is the most common waste disposal method in your country?
A landfill or garbage recycling station.
Breaking down plastic bottles to turn into a new product would be an example of which type of recycling?
Tertiary
If a material has a number of triangles on it, is it automatically recyclable?
No, you have to check which number it is.
True or False: glass can be melted down and used for making road surfaces
True
Why is recycling an important process to mitigate the prevailing environmental justice concerns on a global and domestic scale?
Because recycling reduces the opportunity for waste to disproportionately impact marginalized communities.
Why is garbage collection inefficient in many developing countries?
They are short of money and are not focusing on development rather than on environmental issues.