List 4 different ways that garbage is sorted at the landfill.
Metal, e-waste, recycling, or garbage
100
Where does the water in the lagoon come from?
Household sinks and toilets
100
Where does High Level get its water from?
Footner Lake
100
Name 2 categories that bottles and cans are sorted by at the bottle depot.
Shape, size, plastic, glass, aluminum, cardboard and foil.
100
Why is e-waste separated and not just thrown into the landfill?
Because the expensive parts can be re-used.
200
What is the difference between a landfill and a dump?
A landfill is lined with clay
A landfill is sorted
200
What do they add to the sewer water to break it down?
Bugs that help break down waste
200
When they add chlorine to the water, what does it do?
Disenfects
200
What is a bottle under 1 litre worth?
10 cents
200
Why are there no trees planted at landfills?
Because roots from trees will dig through the clay and create holes
300
What is leachate?
Water that has been contaminated in waste.
300
When they pump the water out of the lagoon, who do they give the leftover solids to?
It is given to farmers so they can put it on their fields.
300
How much litres does each household in High Level consume in a day?
1000
300
What is anything more than 1 litre worth?
25 cents
300
Why was freon gas removed from fridges, air conditioners and water coolers?
because it is harmful to the atmosphere
400
What does the "e" in e-easte stand for?
Electronic
400
Where is the water released to when it is cleaned?
The Bushie river.
400
Why did they run the water through sand?
To filter and clean it
400
Once bottles leave High Level, where are they shipped to?
Edmonton
400
Recycling paper is very important, so why is it not something that can be done in High Level?
Because it costs too much to ship it to Edmonton, which is the closest place that has the facilities to recycle paper
500
Why are tires recycled and not buried with the rest of the waste?
Tires are recycled because if they are buried they will just resurface in the colder months from the frost and create holes in the ground. This is bad because then leachate and methane gas can get through and contaminate underground water.
500
Why would the ducks not swim in the first pond, but would swim in the other ponds?
The first pond was dirty, but the second pond was cleaner.
500
Why do they add alum to the water? (The brown stuff)
It seperates dirt from the water.
500
What types of things are made from recycled cans & bottles. Name one.
Aluminum cans are melted down and reshaped into new cans.
Plastic containers can be turned into fibers used to make clothing.
Colored glass is used to make fiberglass insulation for homes.
Juice and milk containers can be used to make cardboard boxes.
Metal containers can be melted down into scrap metal then used as construction re-bar.
500
How much water does the town of High Level consume in a day?