Question 17 of 21beginner🔧 ApplyShort Answer2 marks

Name three things in your school and home that you would put in the green dustbin and three things that you would put in the blue dustbin.

Correct Answer

The Green dustbin is meant for biodegradable waste — materials that rot easily and mix with soil to become compost.

Items to put in the green dustbin include dried leaves, fruit peels (like banana peels), vegetable waste (like onion peels), eggshells, and rotten fruit.

The Blue dustbin is meant for recyclable waste — things that can be recycled into new objects.

Items to put in the blue dustbin include plastic bottles, paper, used plastic milk packets, light bulbs, cloth, metal items, and glass items.

Exercise: Let us reflect | Q: B.2 | (Page Page 13)
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Explanation

The chapter clearly explains that the green dustbin is for things like dried leaves, branches, fruit peels, vegetable waste, and egg shells - materials that rot easily and mix with soil to become compost. The blue dustbin is for things made of metal, glass, plastic, and paper that can be recycled into new objects.

Solution Steps

  1. Green dustbin is for biodegradable waste that rots easily and becomes compost

  2. Examples for green dustbin: dried leaves, fruit peels, vegetable waste, eggshells, rotten fruit

  3. Blue dustbin is for recyclable waste that can be made into new objects

  4. Examples for blue dustbin: plastic bottles, paper, milk packets, light bulbs, cloth, metal, glass