Question

What happens to the disposed material at the recycling centre?

Questions 41-48 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: - Garbage is a great environmental hazard. It comes from various sources used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, ice- cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more. Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases. A lot of trash that is thrown away contain materials that can be recycled and reused such as paper, metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recycling centre or disposed of to the junk dealer. Garbage also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost pit can be made at a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertilizer. This would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.

• A. It is recycled for reuse
• B. It is thrown away
• C. It is sold to the rag pickers
• D. It is dumped on to the ground

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It is recycled for reuse

• ⏩Recyclables are brought to a centre and sorted.

• ⏩Once at the centre, the bins are poured into large machine the help of workers, and the contents are sorted by type, i.e. newspapers, plastic, cans, etc. Workers also help to separately recyclables for the solid solid once to different files.

• ⏩After recycling, buyers purchase the recycled goods.