Question

Prepare a list of five items that you use daily in school. Identify from the list items that can be recycled.
Paper, rexin bag, blade, pen, plastic box, scale, eraser, compass and dividers (metallic), steel lunch box, steel spoon.
A. Paper, blade, plastic box, eraser, compass, steel lunch box and steel spoon can be recycled.
B. Rexin bag can be recycled
C. Only paper can be recycled.
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Recycling reduces the need for raw materials that make the environment more sustainable and healthier. It also helps in the reduction of greenhouse gases, saves energy which in turn doesn’t disbalance the equilibrium of nature.

Complete answer:
Paper, blade, plastic box, eraser, compass, steel lunch box and steel spoon can be recycled.
Recycling helps to fill our landfills along with that it helps in reducing global warming and other hazardous effects that are caused by burning waste products. For recycling fewer resources are required like water and energy. It helps to convert that waste item into another usable item.

Therefore, the correct answer is Paper, blade, plastic box, eraser, compass, steel lunch box and steel spoon can be recycled.

Hence, the correct answer is option A().

Additional information:
The four R's stand for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover.

-Reduce: This means to use the environmental resources sustainably and prevent the wastage. Like bathing with a bucket of water instead of a shower.
-Reuse: It means that we can utilise the same thing several times. For example, using a polythene bag, again and again, to go shopping or storing something.
-Recycle: This means processing the things and converting them into some other product so that they can be used again. For example, the paper is recycled.
-Recover: This means a safe and eco-friendly option should be chosen in place of a non-eco-friendly thing. For example, using a clothing bag or jute bag instead of a polythene bag or plastic mixed things.

Note: Recycling has proven to be the best solution for conserving our environment. It helps to reduce soil, air, and water pollution. It also has been proven that when recycling is more, less waste is disposed of in the oceans.