Zusammenfassung der Ressource
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What percent of U.S. waste is compostable?
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Which item can be composted?
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Glass bottle
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Newspaper
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Metal can
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Plastic bags
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Oxygen is necessary for composting to occur.
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What do microorganisms need to break down organic material?
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Carbon dioxide
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Heat
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Wind
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Moisture
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Which organisms are beneficial to small-scale composting?
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Bacteria
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Fungi
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Worms
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All of the above
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Composting takes a lot of time and expensive equipment.
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Composting allows us to...
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Send less waste to the landfill
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recycle food and yard waste into nutrients for plants
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Enrich soils and promote plant growth
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All of the above
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Compostable single-use materials such as forks, cups, etc. can be added to backyard compost piles.
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Which description most accurately represents green and brown materials?
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Any material that is green or brown
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Nitrogen rich material and carbon rich material
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Any fresh material mixed with old material
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Wet and dry materials
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How does composting help fight global warming?
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Composting removes carbon dioxide from the air
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Keeping organic waste out of the landfill reduces the amount of methane produced.
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The microorganisms involved in composting produce oxygen
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Composting saves us money