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What does is mean to repurpose an item?
to use the item for something other than it was made for
reduce + -ed
reduced
reuse + -ed
reused
recycle + er
recycler
toss + ed
tossed
protect + ed
protected
use + -ed
used
base word: treat + suffix -ed
treated
base word: rot + suffix -ed
rotted
base word: recycle + suffix -ed
recycled
What is the antonym for "suffix"?
prefix
What is the antonym for "prefix"?
suffix
Do not double the final consonant of a 1-1-1 Word if the suffix begins with a __________.
consonant
Double the final consonant of a 1-1-1 Word if the suffix begins with a _____________.
vowel
Which is an example of a tree (or its parts) being "reused" in nature?
 
Birds line their nests with leaves.
 
The woodsman cuts down a tree.
 
The leaves of the tree make food for the tree.
 
The tree's leaves grow back each spring.
What types of plastics belong to the Type 7 group?
other, all others, the plastics not named in Types 1-6, or similar response accepted
What packing material is made from the same Type 6 plastics as plastic forks, spoons and knives?
Styrofoam
Provide at least one example of a Type 5 plastic.
Food containers, medical and laboratory items, clear plastic bags, carpets, lightweight rope, diapers
Give an example of a common Type 5 plastic you might have worn as a baby.
diapers (Do NOT put dirty diapers in recycling bins!)
Name an example of a Type 4 plastic.
Heavy plastic shopping bags, plastic wrap, juice boxes, playground equipment
What number was assigned to PET plastics?
Number 1
Name one item made from Type 3 plastics.
Sewer pipes, water pipes, electrical cable insulation, shower curtains, credit cards, clothes, shoes
What is the most common item made from Type 1 plastics?
Water and drink bottles
Name one item made from Type 2 plastics.
Milk jugs, laundry soap jugs, pill bottles, lightweight grocery bags, plastic lumber, folding chairs, plumbing pipes (not sewer), building insulation
What is the first thing that happens to plastics that are tossed into the recycling bin?
They are sorted by numbers
The SPI estimates that for every ton of plastic recycled __________ barrels of oil are saved.
3.8 barrels of oil are saved
What year did The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) adopt the triangle symbol and numbers that we see on recyclables today?umbering
1988 (that is only 36 years ago as of 2024)
The nickname "Gar-Barge" derives from what two words?
Garbage and Barge
How many miles did the garbage barge, Mobro 4000, travel when trying to find a landfill to accept its trash?
6000
What is the name of the infamous garbage barge that ended up returning to New York after no landfills would accept its trash??
Mobro 3000
What is the definition of "recycle"?
to take used materials and make it into new materials
What is the definition of "reuse"?
using an item multiple times before recycling or putting it in the trash
Define "reduce".
to make less waste
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