How to recycle
How do you know if a plastic object is recyclable?
Look for a recycling symbol on the bottom. If you see one, then make sure your local recycling hauler accepts that type of plastic.
After recyclables are picked up from your school, where do they go next?
The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Other acceptable answers depending on specificity and local infrastructure: Truck (front-end loader, box truck, etc.), Recycling Center, Transfer Station.
The virgin(raw materials) form of this material is made using petroleum (oil) and natural gas.
Plastic
Recycled aluminum cans can be made into which of the following?
a. Airplane b. Bicycle
c. Aluminum Can d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Can you recycle a plastic bottle with “#1 PETE” embossed on it?
Yes
You drank a couple sips out of a bottle but don’t want to finish it. It’s fine to throw it into the recycling bin without dumping the liquid out first. (True/False)
False
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Always make sure liquids have been poured out! If a lot of liquid is left in bottles or containers, it will contaminate the other materials. Excess liquids can make materials like paper soggy and unable to be recycled.
Once plastic bottles are separated from other materials at a Materials Recovery Facility, they don’t need to be cleaned or processed in any other way before being made into new bottles.
False
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The material must be chopped into flakes, thoroughly washed, cleaned, dried, and converted into resin pellets before being ready to become a new bottle.
This material is made from digging the mineral Bauxite from underground.
Aluminum
Out of every 10 bottles and cans consumed in the U.S., about how many of them are recycled?
a) 1 b) 3
c) 4 d) 8
c. 4
Can you recycle a “slim” (7.5 oz or 8 oz) aluminum can?
Yes
You do not need to crush aluminum cans before putting them in a recycling bin. (True/False)
True
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he automatic sorting equipment may have an easier time separating them from other materials if cans are not crushed.
After being separated from other materials, large amounts of each type of recyclable are typically compacted into a _______?
a. Pack b. Bale
c. Super Sack d. Bunch
b. Bale
When not turned back into beverage containers, this material is often recycled into carpets or clothing.
Plastic
What does it mean to “Close the Loop?”
Recycle an item so its useful life can continue instead of ending its life by discarding it into a landfill or burning it. Instead of going in a straight line (from start to finish) the lifecycle goes in a circle, or loop, (from start to used to start again).
Can you recycle steel?
Yes
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Steel cans are generally accepted through most curbside recycling programs. Pots and pans and other types of steel are often accepted too and if not they can usually be recycled through scrap metal companies.
What are the three steps to recycling a material?
1.) Check (to make sure it’s recyclable)
2.) Empty (to eliminate contaminants)
3.) Recycle – place it in a recycling bin or drop it off at a recycling center
At the Materials Recovery facility, aluminum cans are separated from other materials using a _________.
a. Tommy Current b. Freddy Current
c. Eddy Current d. Magnetic Current
b. Eddy Current
The recycling process can happen so quickly for this material that it can be back on the shelf as a new beverage container within as little as 60 days after you drop it in a recycling bin.
Aluminum
Of the following materials, which one has the highest recycling rate?
a. Aluminum b. Electronics
c. Car Tires d. Plastic #1 PETE bottles
a. Aluminum
Can you recycle a used mobile phone or electronic tablet?
Yes
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Most electronics, such as mobile phones and tablets, are recyclable through a local electronic waste program. Contact your local recycling program or electronics retailers to find out where you can take old electronics.
How are plastics sorted in recycling centers?
A combination of machines and people who sort by hand using visual inspection
____ form together to create a polymer chain, and from there the polymers turn into resin
Monomers
What is the name of the current that helps sort aluminum cans?
The Eddy current
Can aluminum cans be sorted using a magnet like the other metals in a recycling facility? (Yes/No)
No
Can you recycle old tennis shoes?
Yes
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Many things seem like you wouldn't be able to recycle, but in reality, you can. Make sure to find what the item you are recycling is made out of and then go to where they take those items. Some recycling places will even reward people who bring in these goods with money. One only a few miles away from here is Express recycling Solutions Inc. on Water Street.