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  • The place where we bury rubbish is called?

    Landfill site

    Incineration

    Factories

  • Where can you take your waste or rubbish to be recycled?

     Recycling bank

    Piggy bank

    Nowhere

  • What do you do with your green waste (ie fallen leaves, weeds, grass cuttings from the lawn etc)?

     Throw them in the bin

    Compost them

    Hide them at the top of the garden

  • If you live in South Lakeland what colour bin would you put your paper and card into for recycling?

     Blue

    Green

    Pink

  • To reduce waste what is the best container to take your drinks to school in?

     Reusable flask

    Drinks carton

    Drinks can

  • Every tonne of recycled paper saves how many trees?

     1

    10

     17
  • Domestic rubbish comes from where?

     Factories

    Households

    Hospitals

  • What happens when you recycle something?

     You throw it in the bin

    You bury it in the garden

    You turn it into something new that can be used again

  • How much waste do you think the average house in South Lakeland produces per year?

     1 tonne

    Half a tonne

    57 kilos

  • What type of waste breaks down naturally in the environment?

     Biodegradable

    Non Biodegradable

    None

  • What happens to recycled glass

     It's made into new bottles and jars

    It's turned back to sand

    It is carefully buried under the ground

  • What do you do with clothes that you do not need anymore?

     Throw them away

    Take them to a charity shop or recycling centre

    Leave them in your wardrobe

  • The place where rubbish is sorted is called?

     Materials Reclamation Facility

    Incineration

    Offices or shops

  • The process of burning rubbish is called?

     Landfill

    Incineration

    Factories

  • The amount of waste produced in the UK would fill the Albert Hall in less than?

     2 hours

    5 hours

    10 hours



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