Recycling and the Environment Quiz

Recycling and the Environment

True or False Quiz

  1. If you reduce the amount of trash you have, it means you throw away less.
    1. True
    2. False

  2. You can reduce the trash you put in the garbage by buying things in recyclable packages.
    1. True
    2. False

  3. If something is in good condition but you don't want it anymore, a good idea is to throw it in the garbage.
    1. True
    2. False

  4. Garbage collectors take your garbage to a landfill and burn it all.
    1. True
    2. False

  5. Most of San Francisco's garbage is sent to the Altamont Landfill.
    1. True
    2. False

  6. California law says all cities must have 65% waste diversion, which means 35% of their waste can go to the landfill.
    1. True
    2. False

  7. San Francisco has set a higher goal of 75% waste diversion by 2010.
    1. True
    2. False

  8. From 1999 to 2006, San Francisco increased its waste diversion by 20%
    1. True
    2. False

  9. The blue cart is for compostables.
    1. True
    2. False

  10. The black cart is for garbage.
    1. True
    2. False

  11. You should recycle plastic toys (non electric) in the blue cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  12. You should recycle telephone books in the blue cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  13. You should put food, tea leaves, and tea bags in the blue cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  14. You should put leaves and grass in the green cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  15. You should put juice boxes in the blue cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  16. You should put styrofoam in the black cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  17. San Francisco has a lot of food waste.
    1. True
    2. False

  18. A lot of big cities in the United States have a citywide collection of food scraps.
    1. True
    2. False

  19. Composting takes organic matter and makes it into a soil-like mixture that can help plants grow better.
    1. True
    2. False

  20. The San Francisco compost facility is near South San Francisco.
    1. True
    2. False

  21. The compost made from San Francisco compostables is used by commercial nurseries and almost 200 vineyards.
    1. True
    2. False

  22. You have to put your food scraps in compostable bags before you put them in the green cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  23. If you live in a house, the garbage collectors will make three bulky item collections each year.
    1. True
    2. False

  24. If you live in an apartment, you can call the garbage collectors once a year for a bulky item pickup.
    1. True
    2. False

  25. A bulky item pick up will take up to ten items placed at the curb.
    1. True
    2. False

  26. You can recycle old carpets through the bulky item collection.
    1. True
    2. False

  27. You can recycle broken appliances.
    1. True
    2. False

  28. To get rid of hazardous waste, you can put it in the black cart.
    1. True
    2. False

  29. Paint, motor oil, batteries, and fluorescent bulbs are considered hazardous waste.
    1. True
    2. False

  30. If you use a 20-gallon mini-container instead of a 32-gallon container, you can save $5.86 a month.
    1. True
    2. False

  31. The lifeline rates are for people who have a lot of money.
    1. True
    2. False

  32. The Artist-in-Residence Program pays artists to make art from things they find in the garbage.
    1. True
    2. False