Waste Segregation

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What Are The Types Of Dustbins?

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How can we manage the garbage we produce (waste management)?

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Garbage disposal is a responsibility only of the government.

1. True

2. False

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Materials that can be recycled are collected in

1. red bins

2. blue bins

3. yellow bins

4. white bins

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Question 15

The pie charts A and B shown in the figure are based on waste segregation method adopted by two families X and Y, respectively.

Which of the two families X or Y, do you think is more environmentally conscious and why?

Q. Segregate the waste given below into the blue and green waste bins.
Paper, apple peel, leaves, glass, plastic bottle, egg shell, cow dung, wood

1. Blue: Paper, glass, plastic bottle, wood
   Green: Apple peel, leaves, egg shell, cow dung
2. Blue: Paper, glass, apple peel, wood
   Green: Glass, leaves, egg shell, cow dung
3. Green: Egg shell, cow dung, plastic bottle, wood
   Blue: Apple peel, leaves, paper, glass
4. Green: Paper, glass, plastic bottle, wood
   Blue: Apple peel, leaves, egg shell, cow dung

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Question 12

Read the poem written below and then answer the question from the information gathered from the book or elsewhere.

Blue and Green

Two bins, you mean

Yes, they are there

to throw your waste

But not in a hurry

Nor in a haste.

Select from waste, sieve if seems muddy

separate all items and when they are ready

place in a blue bin or one that is green

For a voyage to the landfill, or for composting.

(a) Name the two kinds of waste that need to be separated from each other in two different waste bins.

(b) Name two items of waste each that need to be sent to a (i) landfill (ii) for composting.

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Is this the right way to throw garbage?

1. Yes

2. No

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Waste materials should be ___ into recyclable and non-recyclable materials.

1. dumped

2. removed

3. defrayed

4. separated

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Materials which can be recycled are collected in green bins.

1. True
2. False

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Why is integrated waste management important for modern day life?

1. None of the choices

2. Both A & B

3. Strategy for waste reduction

4. Streamlining waste management

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Question 2 (a)

Discuss:
Is garbage disposal the responsibility only of the government?

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Which one of the following is not a farm waste?

1. Animal manure

2. Glass pieces

3. Pesticides

4. Chemical fertilisers

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Reuse of unused materials in same or different form is __

Q. Waste is necessary to counter pollution and protect the environment.

1. management
2. burning
3. creation

Q. Which is the non useful component of garbage ?

Q. Why should we avoid burning of the waste?

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How can we help the Government in 'dealing with garbage'? [5 MARKS]

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Chemicals and paint residues are the examples of _________ wastes.

1. agricultural

2. electronic

3. domestic

4. industrial

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___ pollutants can be broken down by micro-organisms.

Q. Green bins provided by municipality are used for collecting which type of waste?

1. Plastic
2. Glass
3. Metal
4. Kitchen

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Which of the following are advantages of recycling of paper?

1. quaternary

2. primary

3. tertiary

4. secondary

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Paper should not be recycled for reuse.

1. True

2. False

Q. Which of the following should be thrown in a blue garbage bin?

1. Banana peel
2. Vegetable residue
3. Bread leftovers
4. Broken glass bottle

Q. Which of the following waste can be used to make reusable egg tray?

1. Vegetable waste
2. Paper waste
3. Plastic waste
4. Electronic waste

Q. While going to school, I found the following poster on a wall. Will you please help me in understanding the meaning of this diagram?

1. Re-using

2. Composting

3. Recycling

4. Reducing

Q. Green bins provided by municipality are used for collecting which type of waste?

1. Metal
2. Plastic
3. Kitchen
4. Glass

Q. The kabadiwala buys waste materials from us for recycling. True or false?

Q. Wet and dry wastes need not be segregated at home.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following groups have only non-biodegradable components?
1. Wood, paper, leather
2. Polythene, detergent, PVC
3. Plastic, detergent, glass
4. Plastic, glass, animal dug

1. 1 and 4
2. only 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 3