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Waste Wizards
Masters of Compost
Once is not Enough
Not in My Back Yard
How Green is My Waste?
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PET is the standard technical term for what product?
Polyethylene Terephthalate or Plastic
100
What types of food should not be put in a compost bin?
Meat scraps, dairy products, and pet waste should not be placed into a compost bin as they attract pests and contribute to unpleasant odors.
100
What is recycling?
Recycling is a process that includes collecting recyclable materials, sorting and processing them into raw materials such as fibers, and manufacturing new products from them.
100
What is a landfill?
Landfills are man-made areas where waste is placed into the land.
100
What is an alternative to sending food waste to the landfill?
Composting, prepare less food and meals and eat everything served either at the meal or as leftovers.
200
In 2001 US residents produced how many pounds of waste per person per day? 2.7 / 10.0/ 4.4 / 22.9
4.4 pounds per person per day
200
What is vermicomposting?
Vermicomposting is the process of composting food waste with worms.
200
What do the numbers on the bottoms of plastic bottles and containers mean?
Plastic bottles and containers have a coding system that sorts the different types of plastics. They are numbered from 1 to 7.
200
Name four ways to prevent the need for landfills. (Hint: they all start with the letter R)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rebuy.
200
What is the best way to dispose of books?
Trade books, resell books at garage sales, donate books for charity, or buy fewer books and use the library.
300
How many trees are saved when one ton of paper is recycled? 5 / 50/ 17 / 100
17 trees are saved when one ton of paper is recycled.
300
How much food do worms consume daily in comparison to their weight?
Worms can eat half their weight in food each day.
300
What does recycled newspaper become?
Recycled newspaper is reprocessed into newsprint and wrapping paper, made into molded packaging, shredded and fire-proofing added for blown-in insulation or made into dry wallsurfacing.
300
What is the average time it takes for a pair of leather shoes to decompose in a landfill? 5 months / 1 year/ 12 years / 40 years
It takes leather shoes 40-50 years to decompose in a landfill.
300
What can be used instead of styrofoam for packing and shipping?
Cornstarch peanuts, newspaper. (You may have other ideas also.)
400
What percent of trash is made up of discarded paper? 70% / 17%/ 36%/ 8%
36%
400
Yard trimmings andd food waste together make up what percent of the solid waste stream going into community landfills? 10%/ 38%/ 23% / 51%
23%
400
Plastic lumber and park benches are made by recycling which plastic?
Number 2 plastic are HDPE or milk jugs, but it also includes many water jugs, shampoo bottles, bleach bottles, detergent and fabric softener jugs. 35% of HDPE is recycled back into bottles and the rest is remanufactured into pipes, park benches, plastic lumber, other outdoor products and carpets.
400
What material in the waste stream accounts for 23% of the fill entering landfills? Yard waste / Paper waste/ Food waste / Plastic waste
Paper waste alone accounts for 23% of the waste entering landfills. Yard waste and food waste combined make up another 23 %.
400
What farm products are being used to make alternatives to oil-based plastics?
Soy and corn products are being used to make plastic-like items, replacing oil-based plastics. These products will decompose.
500
What is source reduction?
Source reduction, or waste prevention, means consuming and throwing away less. Source reduction actually prevents the generation of waste in the first place, so it is the most preferred method of waste management and goes a long way toward protecting the environment.
500
Worms and heat help speed up decomposition in compost bins. Name two other organisms that contribute to decomposition in a worm bin?
During decomposition organic materials are broken down by various invertebrates that naturally appear in compost, such as mites, millipedes and centipedes, beetles, sowbugs, earwigs, ants, slugs, and snails.
500
Scientists are experimenting with recycling restaurant cooking grease to make what new energy source?
Cooking grease is being used to fuel cars and buses as a biofuel.
500
Which 2 of these manmade structures can be seen with the naked eye from outer space? a 500 mile race track / the Panama Canal/ the Great Wall of China / Fresh Kills Landfill in New York
The Great Wall of China and New York's Fresh Kills Landfill can be seen from outer space.
500
What is the largest source of oil pollution? freight liner/ship oil spills/ Do-it-yourself oil changes/ spills at gas stations / Recreational boats on lakes
Do-it-yourself oil changes. Frequently, this oil is improperly disposed of and gets in to sewer systems, groundwater, aquifers, and nearby streams and lakes.