So you think you can Compost?
Re-'biking'?
That's such a waste!
"R" you ready for this?
Impact of Us
100

Don't be jealous! This is the color of a compost bin at YYC?

What is green?

100
You recycle to conserve these. They are limited, you know!
What are natural resources?
100
All the trash is disposed of here.
What are landfills?
100
This means to use a resource again.
What is reusing?
100
Examples of this are Caprisuns, chip bags, and most candy wrappers.
What is mixed media?
200
This is the main item that goes into a compost bin, not in a scrapbook!
What are food scraps?
200
The recycling symbol represents this.
What are the three steps of recycling?
200
This part of the earth surface, surrounding landfills contains bacteria that can absorb chemicals from the waste and makes it become harmful.
What is soil?
200
When you use less of something.
What is reducing?
200
Approximately these many trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the U.S.
What is 1 billion trees?
300
Composting has many benefits but this is the main reason for composting. It is certain to make farmers happy.
What is fertilizing the soil?
300
These are two types "papers" that can't be recycled.
What are paper towels and tissue paper?
300
They were supposed to fill space in an empty box and now one third of landfills is filled with it.
What is packaging materials?
300
Anything you need from Mother nature.
What are resources?
300
In this amount of time, 2,500,000 plastic bottles are recycled.
What is every hour?
400
'O' MG! This is one of the two things needed for composting.
What are oxygen and sunlight?
400
The number on the bottom of a container represents this.
What is the type of plastic?
400
Mixed media is trash mixed with this type of material. It is still trash you know!
What are recyclable material?
400
These habitats are getting cut down massively due to the demand for paper and other products.
What are rain forests?
400
Americans throw away this much trash everyday.
What is 3.5 pounds?
500
You can sit on it, walk on it, and sleep on it. It's all around you. You can compost it.
What is wood?
500
Don't mistake it for a car! This is what you get back for turning in bottles (plastic and glass) and cans at a recycling center.
What is CRV?
500
When communities are built atop of landfills, their supply of this has a high risk of getting contaminated.
What is groundwater?
500
Chemicals from this waste is what contaminates the environment the most. If you have any doubts, ask the Japanese!
What is radioactive waste?
500
Even though they are food scraps, it should NEVER be put in the compost bin.
What is meat and bones?
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