Question

2 State true (T) or false (F).
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2. All waste materials can be reused for making different things
a.
at home.
b. Polythene bags take about two weeks to decompose.
c A plastic toothbrush should be burnt after use.
d. Blue-coloured bins are used for collecting toxic waste.
e. Avoid printing unnecessary pages.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1 no only some thing

2 no they take more than that about 2yrs

3 yes

4 no they collect plastic wrapping

5 yes

Answer 2

State True or False.

Explanation:

a. All waste materials can be reused for making different things at home.

• False.

• The given statement is false. Because we cannot reuse all the waste materials.

• There are lots of waste materials that can be reused at home. But waste materials like disposable diapers, fiberglass, foam materials, dishware, toiletries cannot be reused.

b. Polythene bags take about two weeks to decompose.

• False.

• It takes 500+ years for the polythene bags to decompose in the landfills.

c. A plastic toothbrush should be burnt after use.

• False.

• Burning any plastic is harmful to the environment. As it causes acid rain.

• Instead of the plastic brush, we can shift to using bamboo brushes to save environmental pollution.

d. Blue-coloured bins are used for collecting toxic waste.

• False.

• Because the recyclable material wastes like newspapers and journals are thrown into the blue bins, whereas the toxic and hazardous materials are dumped in the red bins.

e. Avoid printing unnecessary pages.

• True.

• We should avoid printing unnecessary pages to save the usage of papers in the environment.