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100

An example of an object that is not recyclable

Answers can include: 

- Plastic/Trash bags

- Containers with food remains

- Food waste 

- Styrofoam

- Batteries (unless brought to battery specific location) 

- Electrical products (unless brought to a specific location)

100
The time Carpenter Hall will take your recycling out

9:30 PM Sundays

100

The location of the residence halls' compost bins

Located near the kitchen
200

The types of plastic that are recyclable

Types 1,2, and 5

200

In the state of Iowa you can return this recyclable in exchange for money   

Beverage containers 

200

What to do with tape/sticker labels on your recyclables 

Tear or wash them off
300

What you should do with your food waste 

Compost it 

300

A recycled product that is 90% more energy efficient than creating it from scratch 

Aluminum 

300

Before recycling plastic food containers you should 

Wash/rinse them out of all food residue 
400

When recycling centers find a non-recyclable among recycling this is what they do 

Throw out the whole portion, even if the rest is recyclable 
400

The country that produces the most plastic waste 

The United States of America 
400

You should do this to your cardboard boxes before recycling 

Flatten them

500
The amount of time it takes for plastic to decompose

Up to 500 years

500

The name of the organization who takes out Drake's recycling 

Metro Waste 

500

Where you can sign up to volunteer with the compost program 

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