WH&T Going Green Quiz

How Green Are You?

Take our fun quiz to test your knowledge and find out how far down the green road you are!

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* 1. When we recycle, recyclable materials are reprocessed into new products, and as a result the amount of rubbish sent to landfill sites goes down. What happens to the recycling from your district council silver bin?

It gets handpicked before going to Nottinghamshire's Household Recycling Centres.

It goes for incineration.

It goes to the Veolia Material Recovery Facility in Mansfield.

It goes for landfill.

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* 2. Silver bins are sometimes contaminated with non-recyclable items and as a result the waste cannot be accepted at the recycling facility. Which of the following items can NOT go in your silver recycling bin?

Plastic food trays and punnets.

Shredded paper.

Bottle tops and lids.

None of the above can go in my silver bin.

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* 3. Trees are vital in the fight against climate change. The NSDC offers a free tree scheme for residents, up to two free trees per each household each year. During which months do you need to apply for your free tree(s)?

January and February.

April and May.

July and August.

October and November.

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* 4. Composting offers a good way to enrich your garden soil while keeping materials out of landfills where they take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Which one of the following items are however best to be avoided for composting?

Shredded paper.

Cooked food

Egg shells.

Tree leaves.

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* 5. Wildlife gardens are wonderful for well-being too. All gardeners are very proud of their songbirds and the happiness of seeing bees and butterflies on a sunny day. How can you help wildlife in your garden?

Create an undisturbed corner of the garden left for long grass.

Feed birds with fat balls and fat blocks in wire cages.

Build a bug hotel to provide a safe hideaway for insects, bees and beetles, ladybirds, spiders, woodlice and even toads and hedgehogs!

All of the above.

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* 6. What is the correct and easiest way to recycle your empty batteries?

Put your empty batteries in your silver recycling bin.

Take your empty batteries to the Newark Recycling Site.

Leave a bag filled with empty batteries on top of your green bin.

Put your empty batteries in your green bin.

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* 7. Glass is 100% recyclable and can be endlessly reprocessed with no loss of quality. While glass can’t recycled through the regular kerbside waste collection service, the council provide local bottle banks. Do you know where our nearest local bottle bank is?

Collingham, Health Centre car park

Harby, The Bottle and Glass car park

Newark, Co-Op Victoria Street car park

Winthorpe, Lord Nelson car park

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* 8. The UK recycling rate for waste from households is 45%. What percentage of household waste is recycled in our district?

18%

33%

47%

62%

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* 9. How can you save energy in your home?

Switch off the TV, computer or stereo rather than leave on standby.

Dry washing outside or on a clothes rack rather than using a tumble drier.

Turn down your thermostat.

All of the above.

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