Handling Waste
What can you do with food scraps and crop residues?
Composting, feeding chickens
Can you recycle a plastic bottle with #1 PETE embossed on it?
YES
What can be put into compost?
Food scraps and crop resides
What environmental problem results from people throwing trash on the ground?
unattractive landscape and harming wildlife
What is a gas that absorbs and retains heat from the sun?
Greenhouse Gas
What are the three "R's" to keep in mind when handling solid waste?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Can you recycle steel?
YES
What should not be put into compost?
Meat and dairy products, human and animal waste
What environmental problem results from dumping rotting garbage, or leaving human and animal waste, on the ground?
What are 3 natural cycles in which ecosystems depend on?
Water, Nitrogen, and Carbon
What is the best way to handle plastic and metal waste?
Recycle
T/F: It's fine to recycle bottles/containers with liquid still remaining.
FALSE
What does compost do for soil?
Adds nutrients and improves ability to store water and oxygen
What problem results from breathing in smoke from burning trash?
Breathing difficulties
What percent of the earth's water is safe to drink?
What is the best way to handle toxic and hazardous waste?
Take to a qualified collection facility
The virgin form (raw materials) of this material is made using petroleum (oil) and natural gas
Plastic
What are some living things that make compost through their eating habits?
Bacteria, insects, worms, fungi
What are some pests that are attracted by rotting garbage on the ground?
Rats and flies
How many gallons of oil is used in the US every 2 minutes?
1 million
What is the best way to handle medical waste?
Burn in a high-temperature incinerator
List at least 3 reasons why you should recycle
Preserve natural resources, better use of land, prevent pollution, emit fewer greenhouse gases, use less energy in the manufacturing process, enhance national security, support economic/job growth, etc.
Why are human and some animal wastes (domestic dogs and cats) too dangerous for compost?
Diseases and parasites
What problem can result from water collecting in tin cans, old tires, and other trash items (mosquito breeding sites)?
More mosquito-borne diseases
How many different minerals are needed to produce 1 TV?
35