KID'S CORNER : TRIVIA QUIZ

  1. What are the Three R's of waste management?
  2. How many tons of trash do residents of southeastern Virginia throw away each year?
  3. Name four examples of household hazardous waste.
  4. What is a Transfer Station?
  5. Where does processable, or burnable, trash go?
  6. Where does nonprocessable, or non-burnable, trash go?
  7. What does SPSA make from processable trash?
  8. What are some of the benefits of burning trash?
  9. What happens to trash at the Regional Landfill in Suffolk?
  10. Can yard waste such as tree branches, leaves and grass clippings be recycled? If yes, what can they be recycled into?
  11. Name three things from a car that SPSA recycles or reuses.
  12. What are the benefits of recycling?
  13. Name seven things that can be recycled?
  14. What is a natural resource?
  15. Is trash a man-made or natural resource?

    Bonus Questions:


  16. For which eight cities and counties does SPSA manage the trash?
  17. What does SPSA stand for?



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