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Recycling one aluminum can, can save enough energy to provide power for your television for how long?- A.
3 seconds
- B.
3 minutes
- C.
3 hours
- D.
3 days
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On average how many pounds of waste does the average American produce in one day?- A.
8 pounds
- B.
2.2 pounds
- C.
3.5 pounds
- D.
4.4 pounds
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- A.
Aluminum & Tin Cans
- B.
Sticky Notes
- C.
Waxed cardboard
- D.
Paper with staples in them
- E.
Receipts
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If you subscribe to curbside yard waste collection, you can put in food scraps, meat and bones and even greasy pizza boxes!- A.
True
- B.
False
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On average, over ____% of items put into landfills annually, can actually be recycled.- A.
50
- B.
65
- C.
80
- D.
90
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You can throw away burned-out compact fluorescent bulbs the same way you throw away regular light bulbs.- A.
True
- B.
False
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About how many years would it take for one glass bottle to decompose?- A.
2,000 years
- B.
4,000 years
- C.
200 years
- D.
400 years
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- A.
Lock the computer so the screensaver comes on
- B.
Leave it on all night
- C.
Restart and turn the monitor off
- D.
Simply log off
- E.
Unplug it
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Here at work, which items are okay to toss in the recycle bin.- A.
Plastic: such as yogurt, OJ, Milk, water bottles, dairy tubs
- B.
Glass: bottles & jars (all colors)
- C.
Paper food containers: paper cups (Starbucks coffee cups), frozen food boxes, milk and juice containers
- D.
Paper: phonebooks, magazines, file folders, paperback books, envelopes (windows ok), paper (staples too)
- E.
All of the above - as long as they rinsed out and clean
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What's the best way to go green here at work?- A.
Print on both sides of your paper
- B.
Bring your own or use the dishes and silverware in the kitchen to save on paper and plastic items
- C.
Use your recycle box under your desk for all things recyclable instead of just paper
- D.
Set your computer to sleep mode rather than use screensavers
- E.
Any or all of the above to help OLS reduce our carbon footprint
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