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Recycling Composting
Final Jeopardy
What is the best thing to do with
left over paint that is still usable?
A. Give it to someone who can use it
B. Throw it in the garbage
C. Pour it on the ground
Answer
Correct Answer: A
Someone else may be able to use the paint.
Sharing leftover paint can save money and help
keep our environment clean.
True or False:
Used oil filters can be
recycled.
Answer
Correct Answer: True
Used oil filters are composed mainly of
steel and should be recycled. Contact your
local government recycling department to
see if they are collected.
Which of the following groups of
household cleaners are safest for
the environment?
A. Bleach and furniture polish
B. Dynamite, acid and moth balls
C. White vinegar, baking soda and
lemon juice
Answer
Correct Answer: C
Vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice
are all effective cleaners and are not
considered household hazards.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is a foot long, is in your
car, and has twenty pounds of
poison in it?
A.Last weeks’ submarine sandwich
B.Your car battery
C.The “club”
Answer
Correct Answer: B
Car batteries contain lead and acid, which are
toxic. The lead can be recycled. Contact your local
government to learn more about
recycling you car batteries.
What does mercury (for example in
a thermometer) look like at room
temperature?
A. A solid silver metal
B. A silver liquid
C. A coppery-colored liquid
Answer
Correct Answer: B
Mercury is silver in color and is the
only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
It can evaporate and move easily.
True or False:
Trash decomposes
in a landfill at the
same rate as a
compost pile.
Answer
Correct Answer: False
A landfill attempts to remove all
light, air and moisture which are
needed for decomposition.
What does the term NIMBY mean?
A. Not in Mike’s Barn Yard
B. National Institute for Moroccans
C. Not in My Backyard
Answer
Correct Answer: C
NIMBY means “Not in My Backyard”
and refers to how many people feel
about landfills. They do not want
landfills built nears their homes.
Which of the following comprises
more of our garbage?
A. Diapers
B. Plastic soda bottles
C. Paper
Answer
Correct Answer: C
Paper is the largest portion of
the U.S. waste stream.
What is the most common form of
garbage disposal in the U.S.?
A. Burning
B. Landfill
C. Composting
Answer
Correct Answer: B
54% of waste generated in the U.S. is
Landfilled, 24.9% recycled, 12.6% wasteTo-energy, and 8.5% is composting
How many plastic bottles are
thrown away every hour in the
U.S.?
A. 300
B. 3,000
C. 300,000
D. 3,000,000
Answer
Correct Answer: D
Americans consume 4 million plastic bottles
per hour and only 25% of them are
currently recycled!
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What materials, other than
trees, can be used to make
paper?
A. Plastic, oil, and sand
B. Rice, cloth rags, hemp, and Kanaff
C. Nothing - paper can only come from trees
Answer
Correct Answer: B
The Declaration of Independence is
written on hemp paper. Before this century
most paper was made from cloth rags.
What ingredient is always
needed to make new steel?
A. Old steel
B. Coal
C. Nickel
Answer
Correct Answer: A
The steel making process requires the use of old
steel to make new steel.
Recycling 3 glass bottles
saves enough energy to light
a 100-watt light bulb for:
A. Four minutes
B. Four hours
C. Four days
Answer
Correct Answer: B
It saves enough energy to light a 100-watt
light bulb for four hours or operate a television
for three hours.
When aluminum cans are
made from recycled aluminum,
how much energy is saved?
A. None
B. 50%
C. 95%
Answer
Correct Answer: C
Manufacturing aluminum cans from recycled
aluminum uses 95% less energy.
The U.S. makes up 5% of the
world’s population. How
much of the world’s waste
does the U.S. create?
A. 20%
B. 80%
C. 50%
Answer
Correct Answer: C
The U.S. creates 50% of the world’s waste.
What can be made from
recycled plastic bottles?
A. Carpet
B. Ski jackets and sleeping bags
C. Another bottle
D. All of the above
Answer
Correct Answer: D
Soda bottles can become clothes, carpet, picnic tables
rulers, containers and new plastic bottles.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The statue of Liberty was
restored with:
A. Recycled scrap metal
B. Concrete
C. Plastic
Answer
Correct Answer: A
Recycled scrap metal was used on the
Statue of Liberty.
Which of the following currently
has the highest recycling rate?
A. Newspaper
B. Aluminum cans
C. Glass bottles
Answer
Correct Answer: B
The aluminum recycling rate is 58.1%.
Aluminum cans are easy to recycle,
and recycling saves energy,
natural resources, and money.
True or False:
To complete the recycling loop, your recyclable
materials must be made into a new product
and then purchased by someone.
Answer
Correct Answer: True
Recycling is not finished when you put recyclables
in a bin. Recyclables must be made into new
products and purchased by someone.
How many trees does it take
to make one ton of virgin
(non-recycled) printing
and office paper?
A. 24 trees
B. 20 trees
C. 15 trees
Answer
Correct Answer: A
One ton of uncoated virgin (non-recycled)
printing and office paper uses 24 trees.
Compost can be used for:
A. Helping plants to grow
B. Your soil
C. Both A and B
Answer
Correct Answer: C
Compost is good for the soil and the plants.
What materials can be
composted?
A. Food leftovers (no meat, bones or grease)
B. Yard clippings and leaves
C. Both A and B
Answer
Correct Answer: C
Along with yard waste, most of the food
that goes into your garbage can be composted.
What is the best way to
reduce the amount of grass
clippings sent to landfills?
A. Burn them
B. Grasscycle - Leave grass clippings on the
lawn when mowing
C. Dump them in neighbor’s yard
Answer
Correct Answer: B
Grass clippings decompose, release
valuable nutrients into the soil and
fertilize the lawn.
Cut Christmas trees can be
recycled. This is done by:
A. Burning them
B. Shredding them for mulch
C. Dipping them in plastic
Answer
Correct Answer: B
Mulch that tree!
Contact your local recycling coordinator to find out
where to recycle Christmas trees in your community.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What are the best kinds
of worms for worm
composting?
A. Night crawlers
B. Red wigglers
C. Inch worms
Answer
Correct Answer: B
Red wigglers can survive the heat of a
compost pile, and they love to eat food waste.
Final Jeopardy
How much organic material
can a Red Wiggler worm
consume in one day?
A. ½ of its body weight
B. 10 pounds
C. Worms do not eat every day
Answer
Final Jeopardy Answer
Correct Answer: A
Red wigglers can eat ½ or more of their
body weight a day.