Waste
What colours are used for our waste management bins and what does each colour represent?
Green (Compost), Blue (Recycling), and Black (Garbage)
Name the 3 magic R's?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Name an example of hazardous waste that would be found at your house or at school?
Bleach (cemicals), Batteries, Electronics.
What natural process turns fallen leaves, food scraps, and organic waste into soil over time?
Decomposition
What is waste?
Waste is anything that we don't use or need anymore. It can be things like food scraps from your lunch, old clothes that don't fit anymore, or even things like used batteries or empty bottles. So basically, waste is just stuff that we're done with and need to figure out what to do with it next!
Name 2 things you can Recycle?
Plastic, Glass, Paper
Name this hazardous symbol:
Explosive
What animal often mistakes plastic bags for jellyfish?
Sea Turtle.
What does the term Waste Management mean?
Name 3 things you can Reuse in your life?
Water Bottle, Containers, Backpacks
Name this hazardous symbol:
Flammable
What type of bag is better for the environment than plastic because it can break down naturally.
Paper bag
What is one positive impact and one negative impact that landfills cause on the environment?
Negative: Air Pollution, Water and Soil Contamination, Health Risks
Positive: Creates Jobs, Energy Production, A Safer Way To Contain Garbage
What is something you can do to Reduce waste in your life?
Knowing your wants vs needs.
Name this hazardous symbol:
Corrosive
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that often end up what ecosystem?
The Ocean.
What are the 6 primary ways that we manage the waste in our world?
Landfills, Recycling, Composting, Waste to Energy Facilities, Hazardous Waste Management, Reduce and Reuse
What 5 Positive Methods of Waste Management?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose, Repair, Compost.
Poisonous
Give me one example of organic waste:
Food scraps, natural products.