Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Medha is very concerned about her environment. She tries to minimise the waste that she generates. She keeps one bin for waste paper and a separate bin for tin cans, aluminium foil, plastic and glass bottles. In her garden, she has a pit where she throws the kitchen waste. She keeps the old newspapers carefully and sells them to the trader every month. She keeps the old newspapers carefully and sells them to the trader every month. She makes pencil stands out of old cardboard cartons, and a bird feeder with an old plastic bottle. She prefers to buy drinks that are sold in glass bottles rather than in tetrapacks. Medha has been using the same fountain pen for the last two years, unlike her friends who have thrown away numerous refills used up in their ball pens.
(a) Why does Medha keep two separate waste bins?
(b) Why does Medha throw the kitchen waste in a garden pit?
(c) What are the three R's of managing waste? Give examples from the passage to show how Medha follows them.

Answer 1

(a) She keeps two separate bins to separate the biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. Non-biodegradable wastes can be reused and recycled.

(b) She puts kitchen waste in a garden pit because it is biodegradable and can be converted into compost.

(c) The three R's of managing waste are recycle, reuse and reduce.
Example of reuse: Medha has been using the same fountain pen for last two years.
Recycle: She makes pencil stands out of the old cardboard cartons and a bird feeder with an old plastic bottle.
Reduce: She prefers to buy drinks that are sold in glass bottles rather than in tetra packs.