TRASH TRIVIA QUIZ 3 (Grade 4-6)

Do you know which country produces half of the world's trash? Do you know what should be added to a compost pile and what should be kept out? Test your trash trivia knowledge by selecting one answer for each of the following questions. Answer as many as you can and don't be worried if you have to guess at a few. When you are done, press Submit to find out your score.

1. If you can buy a can of soda pop, what should you do with the can after you have finished the soda?

A. Crumple it up and throw it on the ground. It will rot in a while.
B. Throw it in a trash can with other paper wrappers and garbage.
C. Put it in with other cans to be recycled or return it for the deposit.
D. Put it in a compost heap.

2. From what natural resource is new paper made?

A. grass
B. trees
C. stones
D. petroleum

3. What creature is not supposed to be in your compost pile?

A. a worm
B. a mouse
C. a spider

4. Where is compost naturally found?

A. in the air
B. in the soil
C. under your bed

5. What can you do with the compost you make from your kitchen and yard wastes?

A. Use it to enrich the soil in your garden.
B. Send it to a landfill.
C. Feed it to your dog.

6. If we recycle the aluminum trash that Americans throw away every three months, we could:

A. Rebuild the entire U.S. airline fleet.
B. Save a lot of energy.
C. Conserve valuable resources.
D. All the above

7. If we recycle we:

A. Won't need any more landfills or incinerators.
B. Can reduce the amount of waste going into landfills and incinerators by 25-50%.
C. Don't need any other disposal methods.

8. Recycling:

A. Doesn't produce any pollution.
B. Often costs money
C. Causes lots of pollution.

9. Incineration:

A. Serves as part of the Solid Waste Solution in some communities.
B. Can solve all our solid waste problems.
C. Only has negative environmental effects.

10. How can we send less green waste to landfills?

A. Composting in our backyards.
B. Changing our yard management practices, such as by leaving grass clippings on the lawn.
C. Teaching our neighbors to compost.
D. All the above


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