Which bin, red, yellow or green?
Random things about rubbish collection
Even more things about rubbish collection
Some things we mentioned in our slides, and other questions about it not relating to rubbish collection
Let's see just how well you paid attention to our presentation...
100

Paper

Yellow bin! 

100

How often do the yellow bins get collected?

Every 2 weeks.

100

Who pays the rubbish collectors? 

Rubbish collectors get paid by the Councils
100

What is an initiative?

An initiative is a strategy or an opportunity to act to resolve a difficulty or improve a situation before others do.

100

What does EV stand for?

Electric Vehicle

200

Hay

Green bin!

200

How often do the rubbish collectors collect the red bins?

Every week.

200
Name 3 resources that the Blacktown Council has.

Lawn mower, garbage bags, gardening tools and garbage trucks.

200

What is a consultation?

A consultation is an act where people provide feedback to the people surveying/starting the consultation, similar to a survey.

200

What is my sister's name? BONUS POINTS if you can pronounce our surname correctly! :) Good luck...

Rachel Cheah

300

Chicken bones

Red bin!

300

Name 3 things that the Blacktown Council has to do. (Their responsibilities)

Fix public things, trim grass in parks and public areas, and keeping public areas clean.

300

Do they collect rubbish even if it's a holiday?

It is not permitted to. Or in other words, no.

300

What is an example of an administrative role?

Filing information, managing an office and its supplies, answering phones, writing emails and scheduling appointments.

300

How long is our shortened scenario?

75 words

400

Broken glass

Red bin!

400

How often do green bins get collected?

Also collected every 2 weeks.

400

Where do the trucks go to dump the rubbish?

(For all the waste)

The rubbish goes to landfill, the recycling goes to a recycling center and green waste goes to a waste processing facility.

400

Give 4 examples of infrastructure

Bridges, dams, schools, wastewater, energy, parks, roads, rails, drinking water and transit.

400

How long was our whole scenario? (Not the shortened version)

314 words long!!!

500

A perfectly good handbag 

HAHAHA TRICK QUESTION!!!

Why would you throw a perfectly good handbag??? That's just wasteful...


500

When should all the bins be put out for collection?

The night before they're supposed to be collected. (Because they're collected the next morning)

500

How much rubbish is produced a year?

2 billion metric tons or in other words, 2 trillion. (2,000,000,000,000)

500

What's so special about Blacktown Council's Duties? (BCD)

It goes in alphabetical order.
500

What slide number are we on?

Number 15.