The 3 Rs of Reducing Solid Waste: Reuse, Reduce & RecycleBy Gavin Thomas / November 28, 2023 Welcome to your The 3 Rs of Reducing Solid Waste: Reuse, Reduce & Recycle Your Name Your teachers email Your school 1. Instead of throwing out old clothes and towels, Julia cuts the items up and uses them as cleaning rags. This is an example of which of the following waste management strategies? Recycle Reuse Reduce Remake None 2. Renee has started to compost her food scraps and leaves/yard trimmings. When it all breaks down into soil, she'll use that for her garden. This is an example of which? Recycle Reuse Reduce Remake None Hint 3. Which of the following is an action that individuals can take to reduce the overall amount of solid waste they produce? Cancel unwanted monthly magazine to your home Create and use a recycling bin Send emails instead of traditional mail to homes All of the answers are correct None 4. What does it mean to convert something into reusable material? Recycle Reuse Reduce Remake None 5. What does recycle mean? make new create the same thing use again Remake None 6. Which cannot be recycled? Paper cardboard tin can potato chip bag None 7. What type of bin is this? Recycle Compost Glass remake bin None 8. Which natural resource does recycling paper allow people to conserve? sun tree soil rain None 9. Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins is an example of Recycle Reuse Reduce Remake None 10. Sell old clothes, appliances, toys, and furniture in garage sales or ads, or donate them to charities are examples of Recycle Reuse Reduce Remake None 11. Which of these is NOT a reason to reduce, reuse, and recycle? Saving energy Saving natural resources Making less pollution Saving time None 12. Which of these items is commonly recycled, or made into new items by manufacturers? Old furniture Grass and leaf clippings Plastic bottles Leftover food None 13. Which of these is a good example of reusing instead of throwing something away? Going without a jacket if yours is too small Buying a new jacket when yours gets too small Wearing two shirts instead of a jacket Wearing your sister's or brother's old jacket None Time's up
