1. Waste vocabulary matching exercise. Match the left hand column words
with their definition.
1. Biodegradable
2. Compost
3. Conservation
4. Decomposer
5. Endangered Species
6. Household Hazardous Waste
7. Landfill
8. Natural Resource
9. Recycle
10. Reduce
11. Reuse
12. Sustainable
13. Upcycling
14. Waste
15. Waste Stream
A. Items that have been used by people or business and are
considered useless
B. Waste which can harm people, other living organisms,
and the ecosystem and should be separated from household
trash. Examples of HHW are electronics (tv, cell phone,
batteries, fluorescent lightbulbs)
C. A group of plants or animals whose survival is in
danger because the population size is small. Human waste
can affect plants and animals causing or adding to the
decrease in their population size
D. A soil-like material, made of rotting yard and food scraps
E. A product made of natural materials that will decompose
without hurting the environment
F. The protection and wise use of natural resources
G. A living thing that breaks down wastes and dead
organisms
H. The process of changing waste into new materials,
products and packaging
I. The practice of converting waste into useful products
(turning candy wrappers into a bag)
J. A place in a community where solid waste is placed
K. The total waste produced by a group or community
L. The process of buying and using less
M. A product or material which is used again and again,
instead of being thrown away or recycled
N. The use of resources without permanently depleting or
damaging the resource
O. A material found in nature that is useful or necessary for
living things