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