Zero Waste Week Quiz: Test your sorting knowledge!

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Which of these are you NOT allowed to recycle at the University of Waterloo?
Plastic utensils
Sandwich bags
Cardboard
Batteries
Which of these CAN you recycle at the University of Waterloo?
Tinfoil
Plastic shopping bags
Mailing labels/stick-on name tags
Cereal bags
You can recycle a plastic straw.
True
False
Where can you find an electronic waste drop-off station at UW?
Village 1 (V1)
Student Life Centre (SLC)
Davis Centre (DC)
East Campus Hall (ECH)
B and D
All of the above
How do you recycle a coffee cup?
The cup and lid go into paper recycling
The cup and lid go into container recycling
The cup goes into the organics or paper recycling and lid goes into the container recycling
They cannot be recycled
What bin should you place plastic shopping bags in on campus?
Papers (grey)
Mixed containers (blue)
Garbage (black)
Organics (green)
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
Which bin should plastic crinkle wrap (e.g. Cereal bags, pasta bags) be placed?
Container blue bin
Paper blue bin
Garbage
Green bin
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 bin.
True
False
On campus, place cotton balls in the:
Garbage
Blue bin
Green bin
You can recycle textbooks on campus.
True
False
On campus, which bins are milk cartons placed in?
Garbage (black) bin
Organics (green) bin
Recycling (blue) bin
Papers (grey) bin
Last year, approximately how much of campus waste could have been diverted from landfills?
25%
53%
80%
95%
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