AY Honor Waste Sorting Answer Key

Waste Sorting

Skill Level

Unknown

Year

Unknown

Version

10.03.2025

Approval authority

Franco-Belgian Union

1

Visit a water treatment plant, recycling plant, incinerator, or other resource conservation facility and report back to the club.

2

Visit a recycling center to see how waste is treated. Discover:

• How many tons of garbage are dumped each week? Every year?
• What is the use of sorting waste?
• How is some waste recycled?
• What is done with non-recyclable waste?
• How much does it cost per person and per year to collect and destroy garbage in your local municipality?
• What about toxic products and car wrecks?

3

Set up waste sorting at home and make compost if possible.

4

Create an artistic activity for your club with recovered objects.

References

• Waste Sorting requirements from the French-Italian Swiss Conference