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Recycling

Paper, plastic, glass or food waste? Real photos of rubbish to sort into the right bin, and easy ways to help the planet.

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The questions

  1. 1

    Which bin does this go in?

    • Food waste
    • Glass
    • Metal
    • Paper and cardboard

    Answer: Paper and cardboard

  2. 2

    Which bin does this go in?

    • Food waste
    • Glass
    • Paper
    • Plastic

    Answer: Plastic

  3. 3

    Which bin does this go in?

    • Glass
    • Metal
    • Paper
    • Plastic

    Answer: Glass

  4. 4

    Which bin does this go in?

    • Food waste
    • Glass
    • Metal (cans)
    • Paper

    Answer: Metal (cans)

  5. 5

    Which bin does this go in?

    • Food waste (compost)
    • Glass
    • Metal
    • Plastic

    Answer: Food waste (compost)

  6. 6

    What is this box made of?

    • Cardboard
    • Glass
    • Metal
    • Plastic

    Answer: Cardboard

  7. 7

    What is this?

    • A compost heap
    • A garden pond
    • A rubbish dump
    • A sandpit

    Answer: A compost heap

  8. 8

    What is this?

    • Lockers
    • Phone boxes
    • Post boxes
    • Recycling bins

    Answer: Recycling bins

  9. 9

    What is this?

    • Fish eggs
    • Jellyfish
    • Plastic in the sea
    • Seaweed

    Answer: Plastic in the sea

  10. 10

    What is this?

    • A glass jar
    • A paper bag
    • A plastic cup
    • A reusable water bottle

    Answer: A reusable water bottle

  11. 11

    What does "recycle" mean?

    • Burn rubbish
    • Buy new things
    • Make old things into new things
    • Throw things away

    Answer: Make old things into new things

  12. 12

    What does "reuse" mean?

    • Break it
    • Sell it
    • Throw it away
    • Use something again

    Answer: Use something again

  13. 13

    What does "reduce" mean?

    • Buy more
    • Throw more away
    • Use less
    • Use more

    Answer: Use less

  14. 14

    What are the three Rs?

    • Rain, river, rock
    • Read, write, run
    • Red, rose, ruby
    • Reduce, reuse, recycle

    Answer: Reduce, reuse, recycle

  15. 15

    What symbol is used for recycling?

    • A green tick
    • A red circle
    • A star
    • Three arrows in a triangle

    Answer: Three arrows in a triangle

  16. 16

    How long can a plastic bottle take to break down?

    • Hundreds of years
    • One day
    • One week
    • One year

    Answer: Hundreds of years

  17. 17

    Which of these can go in a compost bin?

    • Apple cores
    • Glass jars
    • Metal cans
    • Plastic bags

    Answer: Apple cores

  18. 18

    What can old paper be turned into?

    • Glass
    • Metal
    • New paper and cardboard
    • Plastic

    Answer: New paper and cardboard

  19. 19

    Which is better for the planet?

    • A cloth shopping bag
    • A new plastic bag every day
    • Paper plates every day
    • Plastic straws

    Answer: A cloth shopping bag

  20. 20

    Why should we turn off lights when we leave a room?

    • There's no reason
    • To make it dark for pets
    • To save energy
    • To save light bulbs only

    Answer: To save energy

  21. 21

    What do we call rubbish that is thrown on the ground?

    • Compost
    • Litter
    • Recycling
    • Treasure

    Answer: Litter

  22. 22

    Which material can be recycled again and again without getting worse?

    • Food scraps
    • Glass jars and bottles
    • Paper bags
    • Plastic bags

    Answer: Glass jars and bottles