Recycling, waste & caring for Earth

1. What happens to old glass bottles when they are sent to a glass recycling plant: they are crushed, melted in a furnace and moulded into new glass bottles and jars, or they are turned into wood?

2. How does collecting rainwater from a roof into a covered water tank help a household: the stored rainwater can water gardens and flush toilets without using treated mains water, or it stops clouds forming?

3. Which way of travelling to a nearby school produces zero exhaust fumes and keeps you healthy: walking or cycling, or driving alone in a large car?

4. Why do swimmers and snorkellers avoid standing on or touching live coral when visiting a reef: coral polyps are fragile living animals that are easily crushed or damaged, or coral is made of rubber?

5. Instead of throwing out clothes or storybooks you have outgrown that are still in good condition, what is a sustainable choice: donate or pass them on to younger learners, or burn them?

6. What simple habit saves electricity when you are the last person to leave a room: switching off the lights and fan, or opening the refrigerator door?

7. What do we call a protected area of land or sea set aside by law so wild plants and animals can live safely without being hunted or destroyed: a nature reserve (marine park) or a factory?

8. What simple habit saves clean drinking water at home every morning and evening: turning off the tap while brushing your teeth, or leaving the hose running?

9. Why is plastic litter especially harmful when it blows or washes into the ocean: plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and marine animals can mistake it for food or get tangled in it, or plastic dissolves into fresh water?

10. What should you do before putting an empty glass jar or plastic milk bottle into the recycling bin: rinse it out so food residue does not spoil the paper and cardboard recycling, or smash it on the floor?

11. What natural soil conditioner is made when kitchen fruit and vegetable scraps and fallen leaves rot down in a garden bin: compost or plastic?

12. Why is it important to keep beaches and park picnic areas free of litter: litter harms wildlife and washes into waterways and the sea, or litter helps grass grow?