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