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