Hazardous waste symbols, What category?
Vocabulary of Hazardous waste
Edmonton's Waste Management Center
{Not Required} COMPOSTING {{{{HARD MODE}}}}
Biodegradability
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What category is Clorox in?

Corrosive

100

What does corrosive mean?

tending to cause corrosion.

100

What are 5 things required to make compost?

Good things to compost include vegetable peelings, fruit waste, teabags, plant prunings and grass cuttings. These are fast to break down and provide important nitrogen as well as moisture. It's also good to include things such as cardboard egg boxes, scrunched up paper and fallen leaves.

100

What is in number 3 in making compost?

Gets broken down by decomposers

100
Are food scraps biodegradable? 

Yes

200

What category is spray in?

Corrosive

200

What does flammable mean?

Can Catch On Fire

200

Where do blue bags go? {AND BLUE BINS!}

MRF  -  Material Recovery Fall

200

What is in Number 2 in making compost?

Get your food scarps in the compost

200

What is 1 thing that is biodegradable?

Food scraps, etc..

300

What category is bleach in?

Corrosive 

300

What does explosive mean?

Can explode

300

Where does making tools for compost go in?

CF  -  Compost facility

300
What is #1 In making compost?

Eat your fruits or veggies up!

300

Are plastic containers biodegradable?

Nope

400

What category is oil in?

Flammable

400

What does poisonous mean?

Poison, Can die not immediately 

400

Where does your garbage go {EASY}

Edmonton Waste Management Center

400

What is the last # Of making compost?

Done!

400

Are water bottles biodegradable?

Nope, In a million/billion years

500

What category is Washer fluid in? {There are 2}

Poisonous and Flammable 

500

What is 1 Item that is corrosive

Clorox, Bleach, Raid, Spray, Cleaner

500

Where does your garbage end up in after the waste management center?

Rylee Landfill {An hour away from Edmonton}

500

What is number 4 of making compost?

Gets eaten by decomposers more

500

What does biodegradable mean?

Things that can be broken down by decomposers

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