Waste Warrior Quiz 2019

Thanks for taking our Waste Warrior Quiz as part of Zero Waste Week 2019! We hope you learn something new about waste sorting rules on campus and help to support our campus goal of becoming a zero waste campus by 2035.

For more information about zero waste week, please visit uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/zerowasteweek!

Eligibility: You must be a student or employee at the University of Waterloo, aged 18 years or older and residing in Ontario to be eligible for the prize draw.

Quiz Details: The quiz will be available from Monday, October 7, 2019 at 8:00am until Friday, October 25, 2019 at 11:59pm. Completion of the quiz and provision of an @edu.uwaterloo.ca or @uwaterloo.ca email address will automatically enter the participant into the prize draw. One entry per person. No purchase is necessary. Participation is voluntary and may be withdrawn at any time. Alternate entry can be arranged by emailing Andrea Bale (abale@uwaterloo.ca)

Winner Selection: The selected winners will be notified by Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The selected winner must answer a skill testing question correctly before obtaining the prize and being declared winner. If incorrectly answered, another entrant will be selected randomly. Selection of winners is randomized, where chances of winning depend on the number of eligible participants.

For more information about zero waste week, please visit uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/zerowasteweek!

Eligibility: You must be a student or employee at the University of Waterloo, aged 18 years or older and residing in Ontario to be eligible for the prize draw.

What is your email? (Please use @uwaterloo.ca or @edu.uwaterloo.ca. Your email will only be used to contact you if you are a winner of the prize draw.)

You can recycle a plastic straw.

True

False

How do you recycle a coffee cup?

The cup and lid go into the paper (grey) bin

The cup and lid go into the recycling (blue) bin

The cup goes into the organics (green) or paper (grey) bins and lid goes into the recycling (blue) bin

They cannot be recycled

What bin should you place plastic shopping bags in on campus?

Papers (grey) bin

Recycling (blue) bin

Garbage (black) bin

Organics (green) bin

Which of these CAN you recycle at the University of Waterloo?

Tinfoil

Plastic shopping bags

Mailing labels/stick-on name tags

Cereal bags

Which of these are you NOT allowed to recycle at the University of Waterloo?

Plastic utensils

Sandwich bags

Cardboard

Batteries

Which bin should plastic crinkle wrap (e.g. Cereal bags, pasta bags) be placed?

Recycling (blue) bin

Paper (grey) bin

Garbage (black) bin

Organics (green) bin

You can recycle empty pens and pencils at the University of Waterloo.

True

False

Used paper plates should always be placed into the papers (grey) bin.

True

False

Since January 2017, bubble wrap can be recycled in Waterloo Region.

True

False

When recycling a water bottle or pop bottle at home or on campus:

Put the bottle in the recycling (blue) bin and the cap in the garbage

Put the bottle and the cap in the recycling (blue) bin, but remove the cap

Put the bottle in the recycling (blue) bin, leaving the cap on

Central Stores keeps a surplus inventory of used furniture, equipment and supplies that can be redistributed among other University departments.

True

False

On campus, where do you place receipts?

Recycling (blue) bin

Garbage (black) bin

Papers (grey) bin

Organics (green) bin

Battery recycling stations and e-waste collection on campus CANNOT be used for personal batteries or electronics.

True

False

Wax paper goes into which bin on campus?

Garbage (black) bin

Organics (green) bin

Recycling (blue) bin

Papers (grey) bin

Fountain cups belong in the recycling (blue) bin on campus.

True

False

On campus, place paper straws in the:

Garbage (black) bin

Recycling (blue) bin

Organics (green) bin

Papers (grey) bin

You can recycle textbooks on campus.

True

False

On campus, which bin are milk cartons placed in?

Garbage (black) bin

Organics (green) bin

Recycling (blue) bin

Papers (grey) bin

Where should you place boxboard items (e.g. Tissue boxes, cereal boxes) on campus?

Garbage (black) bin

Organics (green) bin

Papers (grey) bin

Cardboard bin (next to waste sorting station)

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