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Year 4 Geography · Managing waste sustainably

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Where does most general household rubbish go?
- ☐ (a) Into the ocean
- ☐ (b) To landfill
- ☐ (c) Back to the shop
- ☐ (d) Into space
2. Which is the best choice in the waste hierarchy?
- ☐ (a) Dispose
- ☐ (b) Recycle
- ☐ (c) Reduce
- ☐ (d) Burn
3. How can plastic litter harm sea animals?
- ☐ (a) Animals may eat it or get tangled in it
- ☐ (b) It makes the water warmer
- ☐ (c) It feeds them well
- ☐ (d) It has no effect
4. Which item can usually go in a compost bin?
- ☐ (a) A glass jar
- ☐ (b) A plastic bag
- ☐ (c) A battery
- ☐ (d) Vegetable peelings
5. Which is an example of reusing?
- ☐ (a) Throwing away a jar
- ☐ (b) Using a jar to store pencils
- ☐ (c) Buying a new jar
- ☐ (d) Burying a jar
6. A site where rubbish is buried in the ground is called a ____.
7. Decayed food scraps and garden waste used to enrich soil is called ____.
8. Processing used materials so they can be made into new products is called ____.

Answer sheet

1. To landfill — General waste usually goes to landfill.
2. Reduce — Avoiding and reducing waste comes first.
3. Animals may eat it or get tangled in it — Turtles and seabirds can swallow or become tangled in plastic.
4. Vegetable peelings — Food scraps like peelings make good compost.
5. Using a jar to store pencils — Reusing gives an item a new use.
6. landfill — Landfills bury waste.
7. compost — Compost improves soil.
8. recycling — Recycling turns old materials into new products.