Recycling & Waste Management
UI 360
Name ______
"Your Toxic Trash" Quiz
_____ 1. Federal law allows homeowners to throw away the same chemicals that factories must send
to special hazardous waste facilities.
True (T) or False (F)
_____ 2. Which chemicals catch fire if mixed together in the trash?
a. pool chlorine and car brake fluid
b. ammonia and suntan lotion
c. charcoal lighter and bleach
_____ 3. What's the biggest source of lead in U.S. landfills?
a. cans of lead-based paint
b. old water pipes and radiators
c. car batteries
d. newspapers
_____ 4. More used motor oil is dumped on the ground, tossed into landfills, and poured in the sewers
every year than was released during the Exxon Valdez spill.
True (T) or False (F)
_____ 5. What should you do with old gasoline?
a. mix it with kerosene and use it in camping stoves
b. dilute each gallon of gas with 10 gallons of water and pour it down the sewer
c. pour the gas onto concrete and allow it to evaporate
6. Can these products be recycled? (circle yes or no)
Yes or No household batteries Yes or No pesticides
Yes or No car batteries Yes or No toilet bowel cleaner
Yes or No auto antifreeze
_____ 7. What should you do with cans of old paint?
a. allow the paint to harden and place it in the trash
b. mix the paint together and use it as a primer
c. donate the paint to a theater group or charity
d. bring the paint to a household hazardous waste center
_____ 8. What does the word "nontoxic" on a label mean?
a. the product contains no toxic ingredients
b. the product does not harm the environment
c. the product does not harm people when used as directed
d. all of the above
_____ 9. Which of the following would reduce the problem of household toxic trash?
a. buy a non-hazardous product if possible
b. buy only what you need to do the job
c. read the product label
d. use what you buy, or give the rest to someone who can
e. discard toxic trash in a responsible way