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How much do you know about sorting waste on campus? Take this quiz to find out!

Duke Composting Quiz!

Aluminum, including aluminum cans along with tin and glass of any sort, is recyclable!

Correct!

All of the food from WU is compostable. This includes all food and all paper (meat, bones, cheese, paper plates/cups/napkins).

You got it!

When you are not sure if an item is compostable, you should err on the side of caution and throw it away.

Yup!

When you are unsure whether something is compostable, what should you do?

Printed paper should be recycled, not composted. Everything else -- apple cores/food waste, pizza boxes/cardboard and paper products like napkins, and plastic #7 (plant-based) can be composted!

Exactly

Select the item which cannot be composted

These items should all go in the trash. Make sure any plastic-lined cups go in the trash and _not_ the compost!

Where should you place the following: Plastic bags and film, Styrofoam, packets and wrappers?

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