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Choose the best answer for each question. No cheating by looking in your recycling bin!

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You just finished a jar of delicious peanut butter. What's the best course of action before tossing the jar in the recycling bin?

Throw it in as is – the peanut butter remnants add flavor to the recycling process.

Give it a quick rinse to remove most of the peanut butter.

Leave it out for your dog, then recycle, your dog is an extension of yourself and recycling.

Scrub it meticulously clean with soap and water, as if you were going to reuse it yourself.

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You enjoyed a can of soda. Should you crush it before recycling?

No, keep the can in its original shape.

Cans can be recycled?

Only if you have anger issues to work out.

Yes, crushed cans save space.

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Pizza night! You have a greasy pizza box. What do you do?

Throw the whole box in the trash.

Recycle the whole box – pizza grease is recyclable, right?

Tear off the greasy parts and throw them away. Recycle the clean cardboard.

Compost the whole box – pizza is a vegetable, after all.

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You have a collection of bottle caps. Can you toss them in the recycling bin?

Save them for a Pinterest craft project instead.

Yes, they're plastic or metal, so they're good to go.

No, they're too small and can jam recycling machinery. Check if your local facility has a different place for these.

Only if you glue them together to make a larger piece of plastic.

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You have a bunch of shredded paper from your home office. Can it be recycled?

Burn it. This is America.

Yes, paper is paper!

No, it's too small.

Maybe. Check with your local recycling program. Some want it in a clear plastic bag, others cannot take shredded paper at all.

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You have a broken plastic coffee cup. It is larger than 2 inches. What should you do?

Cry about the broken cup.

Throw it in the garbage. Once broken, it is no longer recyclable.

Try to fix it.

Recycle it, it is larger than 2 inches.

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You see a plastic container with the number "5" inside the recycling symbol. What does this mean?

It's automatically recyclable anywhere.

It's a rating of how delicious the contents were.

You can recycle it five times before it needs to be thrown away.

It indicates the type of plastic, but it doesn't guarantee recyclability in your area. Check your local guidelines.

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You're looking at a coffee cup lid that states it is a number 6 plastic. What should you do?

Cry about the plastic.

Recycle it, all plastic is recyclable.

Throw it away, #6 plastic is never recyclable.

Check with your local recycling program, some accept it, and some do not.

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You have a plastic bag from the grocery store. Can you recycle it with your other plastics?

Only if you fill it with other plastic bags to make a bigger, more recyclable bag.

No, plastic bags are often not accepted in curbside recycling programs. Check for special drop-off locations, such as the bins by grocery stores.

Use it as a makeshift parachute.

Yes, it's plastic, so it's recyclable.

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Styrofoam can be recycled.

False

True

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You are finished with your Starbucks coffee cup. Can you recycle it?

True

False

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You are finished with your Starbucks coffee cup lid. Can you recycle it?

False

True

Check with your local program

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