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