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