How to fund a recycling program - Exam
  • 1. What is a common source of funding for recycling programs?
A) Found money
B) Lottery winnings
C) Selling old shoes
D) Grants
  • 2. What type of grant is specifically for environmental initiatives?
A) Travel grant
B) Grocery store grant
C) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant
D) Pet adoption grant
  • 3. How can you acquire funds by charging businesses?
A) Frowning fees
B) Tipping fees
C) Singing fees
D) Dancing fees
  • 4. What is a 'Pay-As-You-Throw' program an example of?
A) Free garbage pickup
B) Volume-based fees
C) Garbage art contests
D) Garbage can auctions
  • 5. What type of material is most commonly sold for revenue in recycling programs?
A) Water
B) Expired food
C) Dirt
D) Aluminum
  • 6. What is EPR legislation?
A) Extended Producer Responsibility
B) Extra Powerful Recycling
C) Excellent Printing Resolution
D) Every Person Recycling
  • 7. What does EPR make manufacturers responsible for?
A) Designing only bulky products
B) Hiding their manufacturing processes
C) End-of-life management of products
D) Avoiding product innovation
  • 8. What is the purpose of municipal bonds for recycling?
A) Fund capital investments
B) Buy office supplies
C) Pay employee bonuses
D) Finance office parties
  • 9. What is a benefit of corporate sponsorship?
A) Increased traffic
B) Guaranteed sunshine
C) Free pizza
D) Financial support
  • 10. What is 'in-kind' donation?
A) An illegal donation
B) Non-monetary contribution
C) An unwanted donation
D) A monetary donation
  • 11. How can you engage your community for recycling?
A) Host educational workshops
B) Host wrestling matches
C) Host dance competitions
D) Host talent shows
  • 12. What is the role of grants in a recycling program's funding?
A) Creates a dependency
B) Takes away decision power
C) Creates bureaucracy
D) Provide seed money
  • 13. What is a common source of revenue for recycling facilities?
A) Sale of garbage
B) Sale of trash
C) Sale of compost
D) Sale of recyclables
  • 14. Why might a local government provide tax credits for recycling businesses?
A) To avoid building infrastructure
B) To punish non-recycling businesses
C) Incentivize recycling
D) To reduce taxes
  • 15. What does cost-benefit analysis evaluate?
A) Political viability
B) Social media viability
C) Economic viability
D) Ecological viability
  • 16. What is the role of an endowment fund?
A) To buy a house
B) Long-term financial support
C) To fund employee vacations
D) To give away
  • 17. What is the use of crowdfunding to raise money for recycling programs?
A) Soliciting small donations
B) Selling all the recyclable material
C) Asking for large donations
D) Robbing wealthy individuals
  • 18. Why is it important to have transparent financial records in a recycling program?
A) Confuse the public
B) Hide profits
C) Build public trust
D) Complicate taxes
  • 19. What kind of program is the bottle deposit?
A) Refundable deposit
B) Bottle eating
C) Pay-as-you-throw
D) Bottle throwing
  • 20. How can public-private partnerships (PPPs) help fund recycling programs?
A) Increase bureaucracy
B) Only private
C) Share resources and risk
D) Only public
  • 21. What's one way to cut expenses in a recycling program?
A) Do less marketing
B) Optimize collection routes
C) Buy fancy trucks
D) Pay overtime
  • 22. What is a 'Materials Recovery Facility' (MRF)?
A) Processes recyclables
B) Mines recyclables
C) Stores recyclables
D) Burns recyclables
  • 23. What type of funding supports innovative recycling tech?
A) Venture capital
B) Social Security
C) Loan sharks
D) Your mother
  • 24. What's the impact of public awareness campaigns?
A) Make it less necessary to recycle
B) Lower recycling rates
C) Increase recycling participation
D) Decrease recycling participation
  • 25. How does composting fit in recycling program funding?
A) Generates revenue from compost sales
B) Reduces landfill costs
C) Increases transport costs
D) Destroys the economy
  • 26. Why is equipment maintenance a critical funding consideration?
A) It's not important
B) It causes breakdowns
C) Prevents costly breakdowns
D) It isn't
  • 27. What should a feasibility study assess?
A) Potential for failure
B) Potential for success
C) Past failures
D) Past successes
  • 28. Why is collaboration with other municipalities beneficial?
A) Shared resources
B) Reduced power
C) Increased conflict
D) Guaranteed failure
  • 29. What kind of policy makes recycling mandatory?
A) Mandatory recycling laws
B) Laws about apples
C) Optional laws
D) Anti-recycling laws
  • 30. What type of financing leverages future revenues for funding?
A) IOU Notes
B) Friendship bracelets
C) Savings bonds
D) Revenue bonds
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