A world of waste
Completion certificate
Congratulations on completing your world of waste Tool Kit For Eco Heroes. You are now a waste and recycling expert!
You can download your FREE certificate here, or just click on the picture and off you go!
Be sure to display your certificate proudly and wow your friends with the fascinating facts that you’ve learnt.
Just remember to keep saving the planet.
World of waste quiz
Here are the answers to the quiz
1. True: Compost helps to build healthier soil, prevent soil erosion, conserve water and improve plant growth in your garden. It also prevents food waste going to landfill.
2. True: Plastic bottles can be recycled but it’s much better to reduce the number we use and remember our own reusable bottle when we are out.
3. True: Around 80% of household waste could be recycled, but the UK currently recycles just under half of our waste.
4. False: The amount of waste we produce gets greater every year.
5. True: A huge amount of our household rubbish is packaging waste.
6. False: The UK recycles 50% of its glass, but Switzerland and Finland recycle more than 90% of theirs!
7. True: Paper is one of the most recycled materials in the UK.
8. False: On average a plastic bag is used for just 12 minutes!
9. False: Glass milk bottles are used an average of 13 times before recycling!
10. True: Glass made in the Middle East over 3,000 years ago can still be found today, proving just how long it lasts in the environment.
Activities
Here are the answers for the activity cards
Searching for waste
Spot the difference
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Newspaper - RECYCLE
Food waste - COMPOST
Plastic bags - REDUCE
Wellies - REUSE
Glass bottle - RECYCLE
Tin cans - REUSE
Banana skin - COMPOST
Plastic bottle - REDUCE
How long to decompose?
A - Take-away cup - 50 years
B - Newspaper - 6 weeks
C - Batteries - 100 years
D - Nappies - 450 years
E - Aluminium cans - 200 years
F - Banana skin - 4 weeks
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