Green Office Friday Finals

Take the quiz and see how your campus recycling knowledge stacks up! Don't forget to put your name on the prize sign-up sheet in your lunch-room or common area for completing the challenge!

Which of these are NOT recyclable at the University of Waterloo?

A) Styrofoam

B) Envelopes with windows

C) Newsprint

Which of these items can go in the fine paper bins (white bins) in your office?

A) White printer paper only

B) White and coloured printer paper

C) Any paper products

D) Confidential paper

How can you recycle electronic waste in your office?

A) Complete an Asset Disposal Form and bring the item to Central Stores in ECH

B) Complete an Asset Disposal Form and call Central Stores for pickup

C) Wait for Central Stores' annual spring cleaning and call for pickup

D) All of the above

How do you recycle a coffee cup in your office?

A) Remove the lid and put the cup and lid both into mixed papers recycling

B) Remove the lid and put the lid and cup both into mixed containers recycling

C) Ha, nice try. You can't recycle them!

What recycling bin can juice boxes or milk cartons go in?

A) Mixed papers

B) Mixed containers

C) Either A or B

How can you recycle a post-it or sticky note?

A) Put them in the mixed papers bin

B) Put the sticky part in the garbage, and the non-sticky part in mixed papers recycling

C) You can't, so throw them in the garbage

Where can you recycle used pens and pencils at the University of Waterloo?

A) Trick question, you can't!

B) In the Student Life Centre lower atrium

C) In any blue bin

True or False: The world's very first residential recycling program began in the Region of Waterloo

A) True

B) False

True or false: Aluminum foil and aluminum trays can be recycled with mixed containers

A) True

B) False

How should you recycle cardboard in your office?

A) Put in the mixed papers recycling bins

B) Collapse and put next to the mixed papers recycling bins

C) Collapse and bring to the outside dumpster marked "cardboard"

D) B and C

How should you dispose of used batteries?

A) Throw them in the garbage

B) Bring to a battery drop-off location around campus

C) Put them in the recycling bin

D) Call the Safety Office to pick up large quantities

E) B and D

True or false: Soft drink/fountain cups can go in the recycling

A) True, put them with mixed papers

B) False, put them in the garbage

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