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Test your recycling knowledge I mavengetamilyoffimrwilltlnow m kilograms of garbage I am- ,Thefiiur Rs “effective waste Eugenie!!! 313â€". 3d - Whatperoenlageofthefoodwebuy . it end up in the garbage? â€" Recycled glaSS can make up what reentage of the content of new glass iierials? We each use more than __ ograms of paper and paperboard duos a year. What percentage of our household me is made up of packaging mater- , . AbabyborninOntax-iowilltendto nerate ___.__ tonnes of waste his or her lifetime. Which are the three basic ingredients good composting? tNSWERS I Over 1460 kilogram: of garbage. ' iscarded garbage is very expensive in myways. lndirectterms. weuse land r fill purposes which may otherwise rve more useful and long-term pur- set. “E are also throwing away still ' tire of our limited resources. particu- '|y meal: and even the technically v notable ones, like wood and paper. Reduction. reuse, recycling and army Mary per cent. Bread crusts and her assorted leftovers may adorn the Udenllwnasatreatforthebirdsand - iuirrela. but there are other ways.\.. Up to N per cent jbr green bottles ad 20 to 30 per cent fl)! clear bottles. in: nukes up eight per cent of total rsideno'al waste. Since it takes less W I! nub new glass from old glass, e not only save on fuel consumption, ul stack emissions are reduced. ‘ . 216 kilogram or more. Recycling > nukes good sense in many ways. 9. The average household produces an average of kilograms of newspapers a month. 10. Every time we recycle one tonne of steel cans. we save tonnes of iron ore. II. It takes how many litres of water to make one tonne of steel? It can make a high quality. competitively priced paper product. It eliminates the need for expensive landfill. creates jobs in the recycling trade. conserves trees and decreases energy and other costs in- volved in hauling the material to the paper mill. 6. Nu‘nyper cent or mare. This can be reduced in a number of ways by using refillable or recyclable containers. such as plastic milk jugs; by buying in bulk, one large box creates less waste than two small ones; by reusing packaging where possible; by purchasing unpackagod or least packaged goods. Shopping in a fanners' market locale can help in this. 7. 50 tonne: of solid waste. 8. Organic material, air and water. 9. Nearly 14 kilagiwmffhe total quan- tin of waste newspapers generated in Ontario is about 905 tonnes a day. Mills making use of deinking technology will use upwards of 108,000 tonnes a year of such waste in the manufiicrure of "new" product. ll. Recycling one tonne of "L‘W'SPEIPCD saves trues. l3. Which of the following llIL' NOT wry suitable additions to your compost? cgg shells. orangc pccl. hnizil nui shells. cot"- foe grounds. chicken liit. grim triiiinungs. [4. "Individuals have little impact on rates of resource depletion.” Is this \lillL" men! true or fiilsc‘.’ l0. [.5 humus. This is not to mention the energy equivalent of 567 lilrus of oil that would othcniVisc be consunicd in thc manufacture of steel from iron ore. I], More than 250.000 lit/rm. l2. [9 trees per lmirir. 13. Chicken fat. 14. Rilfl’. HOW DID YOU SCORE? If you scorui .,. 10 or more correct, you are ulruitly on the way to helping build a new future. five to nine. show some degree of awareness. Now all you have in do is to build on it. four or less. you are missing out on a great deal. What are you going to do about it? 3 I! l Reprinted from Interactions, The Ontario .loumai of Environmental Education. H 8: C April. May I989 7