Natural Resource Roulette
The natural resource that makes paper
What is Wood
Scientists have no idea how long this will take to decompose
What is Styrofoam
Pizza boxes go in this can
What is Green Waste/Food Waste
In order, the 3 R's are these
What are Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
This is the location of Cal-Wastes MRF
Where is Galt, CA?
The natural resource you need to make all recyclable materials
What is Water
Fastest decomposition rate, this recyclable product takes 2-4 weeks
What is Paper
This non-recyclable item breaks machines at the materials recovery facility
What are Plastic Bags
It is made of plastic but breaks the machines! Can not be recycled.
What is a plastic bag?
This are the 2 R's Cal-Waste added to the 3 R's
What is Rethink and Responsibility?
The natural resource that makes plastic
What is Petroleum Oil
Three easiest things to recycle that take the longest to decompose
What are Metal, Plastic, and Glass
You can't recycle clothing or furniture... Instead they go here!
What are donation places like Goodwill or ecothrift. If it is not reusable... It goes in the trash
It's not a liquid, it's not a solid, and it's one of the worst things for our Ozone Layer
What is Methane Gas?
This is what Cal-Waste does!
Do they sort MY recycling? Am I the recycler?
The natural resource that makes glass
What is Silica Sand
Made of 100% plastic but looks like cotton. Takes 500 years to decompose
What are Diapers
I can take batteries here!
What is the local police station/fire station
This is what your food waste get turned into when you recycle it!
What is Biogas, an energy source!
She is our Education Coordinator
Who is Leesa Klotz
The natural resource that makes Aluminum
What is Bauxite Oar
The leading cause of Methane pollution from landfills
What is food waste decomposition
This is the place your recycling gets sorted
What is a MRF (Materials Recovery Facility)
Your food waste gets broken down in this machine
What is an Anaerobic Digester
These are the three types of garbage trucks Cal-Waste uses
What are Frontloaders, Roll-offs, and Sideloaders?