How to start a recycling program
  • 1. What is the FIRST step in starting a recycling program?
A) Hire a recycling coordinator
B) Announce the program
C) Conduct a waste audit
D) Purchase recycling bins
  • 2. A waste audit helps you determine:
A) What materials are being thrown away
B) The best bin colors
C) The stock price of recycling companies
D) Employee satisfaction
  • 3. Who should be involved in planning the recycling program?
A) Only the CEO
B) Only the janitorial staff
C) Employees from different departments
D) Outside consultants only
  • 4. What is the primary purpose of a recycling program?
A) To increase office clutter
B) To reduce waste sent to landfills
C) To avoid paying taxes
D) To confuse employees
  • 5. What kind of containers work well for a recycling program?
A) Clearly labeled and easily accessible
B) Expensive and complicated
C) Unbreakable and extra large
D) Hidden and unmarked
  • 6. Where should recycling bins be placed?
A) Near where waste is generated
B) Outside the building
C) Only in the cafeteria
D) In a remote storage room
  • 7. How should you communicate the new program to participants?
A) Only through memos
B) By word of mouth only
C) Through multiple channels (email, meetings, posters)
D) By telepathy
  • 8. What information should be included in your communication?
A) Only the start date
B) What can and cannot be recycled
C) Political opinions
D) Only the name of the coordinator
  • 9. What is important for successful implementation?
A) Employee training
B) Ignoring employee questions
C) Blaming employees for mistakes
D) Keeping information secret
  • 10. What should the training cover?
A) Personal finance tips
B) Proper sorting procedures
C) Company gossip
D) Useless trivia
  • 11. How often should you monitor the program's progress?
A) Regularly
B) Once a year
C) Never
D) Only when problems arise
  • 12. What data should you track?
A) Amount of recycled materials
B) Competitor's revenue
C) Employee birthdays
D) The weather forecast
  • 13. What should you do if contamination occurs?
A) Address the source of contamination
B) Ignore it
C) Blame someone else
D) Throw everything in the trash
  • 14. How can you motivate participants?
A) Publicly shame them
B) Provide positive feedback and recognition
C) Offer no incentives
D) Threaten punishment
  • 15. What is a good way to reward participants?
A) Take away their vacation time
B) Assign them extra work
C) Reduce their salary
D) Organize a team-building activity
  • 16. How often should you review and update the program?
A) Periodically
B) Never
C) When pigs fly
D) Only when someone complains
  • 17. What factors might necessitate updates?
A) The phase of the moon
B) Employee's favorite color
C) The day of the week
D) Changes in waste stream or recycling technology
  • 18. What is composting?
A) Burning paper
B) Decomposing organic waste
C) Ignoring trash
D) Mixing chemicals
  • 19. What kind of materials can be composted?
A) Food scraps and yard waste
B) Plastic bottles
C) Glass shards
D) Metal cans
  • 20. What is the term for reusing materials for a different purpose?
A) Recirculating
B) Demoting
C) Downcycling
D) Upcycling
  • 21. What is a MRF?
A) Maximum Recycling Fund
B) Mandatory Recycling Form
C) Materials Recovery Facility
D) My Refrigerator's Full
  • 22. Why is source separation important?
A) Increases the cost of recycling
B) Makes recycling more difficult
C) Confuses the garbage collectors
D) Reduces contamination
  • 23. What does 'reduce' refer to in the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)?
A) Minimizing waste generation
B) Burying waste
C) Increasing waste generation
D) Ignoring waste
  • 24. What does 'reuse' refer to in the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)?
A) Breaking items on purpose
B) Using items more than once
C) Throwing items away immediately
D) Burning items
  • 25. Which material is almost infinitely recyclable?
A) Styrofoam
B) Wax paper
C) Plastic bag
D) Aluminum
  • 26. What is the role of a recycling coordinator?
A) Undermine the recycling program
B) Oversee and manage the recycling program
C) Burn all the recyclables
D) Ignore the recycling program
  • 27. What are 'single-stream' recycling programs?
A) There is no recycling program
B) Only paper is recycled
C) All recyclables mixed in one bin
D) Only plastic is recycled
  • 28. Which of these is NOT typically recyclable?
A) Glass bottles
B) Aluminum cans
C) Cardboard
D) Styrofoam
  • 29. What is a closed-loop recycling system?
A) Recycled material is buried in a landfill
B) Recycled material is sent to another planet
C) Recycling is only done in secret
D) Recycled material used to create the same product
  • 30. Why is it important to rinse out food containers before recycling?
A) Attracts bugs
B) Makes the garbage smell better
C) Makes the containers shiny
D) Prevents contamination of other recyclables
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