EPISODE 8

Easy Round

1. If you bring your lunch to your school, how can you pack a “waste-Free Lunch”?
a. Pack your food in reusable containers
b. Pack your food in aluminum foil
c. Pack your lunch food in styrofoam
d. Pack your lunch in a single-use plastic
Answer: A. Pack your food in reusable containers

2. Camille is a kind child and lives the environment. She has a habit of segregating garbage into
biodegradable, non-biodegradable and recyclables. What is her method of waste disposal called?
a. Waste management
b. Waste arrangement
c. Waste segregation
d. Waste disposal

Answer: C. Waste segregation

3. Karen sales her preloved clothes in an online shop. Her preloved clothes can be ___ by someone
else?
a. Reused
b. Reduced
c. Recycled
d. Sold

Answer: A. Reused

4. Miss Dolly asked the students to use both sides of a paper. Ms. Dolly wants her students to ____
the use of papers.
a. Reused
b. Reduce
c. Recycle
d. Repurpose

Answer: B. Reduce

5. In order for the fisherman to catch more fish and earn more, we should exert effort to______?
a. Tell them to use dynamite fishing
b. Give them other jobs
c. Help them go fishing all day
d. Help protect the seas so the fish would increase in number.

Answer: D. Help protect the seas so the fish would increase in number.

Average Round

6. How does improper waste disposal affect our environment?

a. Bodies of water become contaminated due to dissolved harmful chemicals from waste
materials
b. The air become polluted due to harmful gases release into air from burning of waste
c. The land become contaminated due to hazardous waste buried in soil.
d. All of the given choices
Answer: D. All of the given choices

7. What are the substances that pollutes the air, water or ground thereby harming the living
organisms?
a. Pesticides
b. Pollutants
c. Non-biodegradable
d. Eco-friendly

Answer: B. Pollutants

8. Plastic pollution in our oceans is a threat to sea life. How exactly does plastic harm sea
creatures?
a. It starves them to death
b. It poisons them
c. It makes reproduction more difficult
d. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

Difficult Round

9. This national government agency was tasked to implement, recommend, and provide technical
assistance to the DENR in the environmental law implementation such as the clean water act,
clean air act and the ecological solid waste management act.

Answer: Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)

EPISODE 7

Easy Round

10. Mang Kanor sells toys made from old slippers. This is an example of _____?
a. Reducing
b. Recycling
c. Recovering
d. Repairing
Answer: B. Recycling

1. Maria used the old tires from their backyard instead of buying pots for her plants. This is an
example of which management strategy?
a. Repair
b. Reduce
c. Recycle
d. Reuse
Answer: D. Reuse

1. Waste management using 5R’s can promote a clean and healthy environment. Which of the
following can free earth from garbage?
a. Improper collection of garbage
b. Throwing of garbage anywhere and old newspapers
c. Recycle and Composting Wastes
d. Green house effect
Answer: C. Recycle and Composting Wastes

1. Your group was assigned to do a campaign about the importance of reducing the use of
materials. Which do you think is one of the best ways of reducing waste?
a. Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins
b. Use paper napkins and plastic cups
c. Use disposable plates, spoons and glass
d. Use Styrofoam to keep the food
Answer: A. Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins

1. The Municipal Ordinance Regulating the use of Plastics in Sibalom or Municipal Ordinance No.
016-2019 prohibits the use of single-used plastics like sando bags, cellophanes and the like as
packaging in the municipality of Sibalom. Which of the following practice should you do to show
support on this? Includes organic wastes such as kitchen waste, vegetables, fruits, peeling and
animal manure.
a. Bring your own eco bag or baskets
b. Bring your own food containers when buying meals for take-out from restaurants
c. Use old papers or banana leaves as alternative packaging for dry good
d. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

Average Round

2. What is a Materials Recovery Facility or MRF?

a. A place or facility where segregated wastes are taken from households
b. This is the house where the garbage collectors live
c. A process of collecting wastes
d. It is a non-government organization that help solve the problems

Answer: A. A place or facility where segregated wastes are taken from households

3. How can you better protect your environment through Solid Waste Management?
a. There will be support from other stakeholders of the community to sell recyclable
products in the market
b. The barangay will enact an ordinance to impose fines and penalties on those who do not
follow the rules of proper waste disposal.
c. There will be information provided to all areas of the community regarding proper waste
segregation and the availability of awards or incentives to those who are good at
advocacy
d. Garbage separation will begin with each resident and the barangay will conduct training
on “composting”, “recycling” and “livelihood opportunities”.

Answer: D. Garbage separation will begin with each resident and the barangay will conduct training on
“composting”, “recycling” and “livelihood opportunities”.

4. You see your neighbor throwing garbage into the river, they do it every day. What will you do?
a. Follow what they do to avoid paying garbage collection fee materials.
b. Report them to the barangay or concerned agencies like MENRO and DENR.
c. Just ignore them to avoid misunderstanding
d. I will remain silent to avoid offending them

Answer: B. Report them to the barangay or concerned agencies like MENRO and DENR.
Difficult Round

5. In the Basuraology TV Facts, it shows that based on the Waste Characterization Survey (WACS)
the Municipality of Sibalom disposed how many tons of solid wastes per year?

Answer: 840 Tons Per Year

6. What do you call a machine that compresses wastes materials such as tins, cans, metals, and
plastic strap into compact bales that are easy to handle, transport and store?
Answer: Baling Machine

EPISODE 6

Easy Round

11. In his class, Ms. Perez told her students to reuse paper instead of throwing it in the bin. How will
they do it?
a. Make a paper plane or boat
b. Use it as a scratch paper in computing mathematical equation
c. Give it to your classmate
d. Never mind the advice of the teacher
Answer: B. Use it as a scratch paper in computing mathematical equation

2. Aling Paolah, a carinderia owner always has left-over and spoiled food. How can you help her
dispose it properly?
a. Give the left-over and spoiled food to street children.
b. Throw them into canal near the carenderia
c. Feed them to the animals
d. None of the above
Answer: C. Feed them to the animals

7. Which of the following are examples of electronic wastes?

a. Discarded parts of laptops, computers and cellular phones.
b. Computers and old newspapers
c. Plastics, tin cans and PET bottles
d. Laptop, computers and broken glass
Answer: A. Discarded parts of laptops, computers and cellular phones.

2. Which of the following food-soiled papers should you not put in the food scrap composting or
yard waste bin?
a. Paper towels
b. Paper napkins
c. Greasy cardboard pizza delivery boxes
d. Plastic cups, utensils and plates
Answer: D. Plastic cups, utensils and plates

2. It includes organic wastes such as kitchen waste, vegetables, fruits peeling and animal manure.
a. Biodegradable wastes
b. Industrial wastes
c. Hazardous wastes
d. Non-biodegradable wastes
Answer: A. Biodegradable wastes
Average Round

8. Currently the Philippines is facing a huge problem related to solid waste. As a student how can
you help reduce the problem of solid waste?
a. Practice 3R’s Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
b. Ignore announcements regarding proper waste disposal
c. Participate in seminars and symposium that provide knowledge about solid waste
d. Both A and C

Answer: D. Both A and C

9. Burning trash or wastes in our household is prohibited because of its harmful effects on the
health of the people and it damages the ozone layer of the earth. What policy is being enforced
by DENR in implementing this order?
a. Building Code of the Philippines
b. Clean Air Act
c. Fire Code of the Philippines
d. Climate Change Act

Answer: B. Clean Air Act

10. Which one is not a benefit of recycling ?

a. It reduces pollution
b. It saves energy
c. It may cause diseases
d. It can provide livelihood

Answer: C. It may cause diseases

Difficult Round

11. It refers to the ordinance in prohibiting the use of single-used plastic like sando bags,
cellophanes and the like as packaging and also the used of plastic straws in the Municipality of
Sibalom?

Answer: Plastic Ordinance or Municipal Ordinance No. 0016-2019

12. It refers to the department which is responsible for the formulation and implementation of
policies, guidelines, and rules related to environmental management, as well as the
management and the conservation of the country’s national resources?
Answer: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

EPISODE 5

Easy Round

Average Round
 13. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Environmental education increases public awareness and knowledge
b. Environmental education teaches individuals critical thinking skills
c. Environmental education enhances an individual’s problem solving and decision-making
skills
d. None of the above

Answer: D. None of the above

14. On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?
a. 12 minutes
b. 1 hour
c. 1 day
d. 1 week

Answer: A. 12 minutes

15. The following are the adverse effects of solid waste other than _____.
a. Cause of floods during rainy season
b. Burning of solid waste adds to the pollution problem
c. Worsen the spread of diseases such as dengue and cholera
d. Increase the number of waste pickers making a profit from it

Answer: D. Increase the number of waste pickers making a profit from it

Difficult Round

16. What policy is being followed and implemented in the municipality of Sibalom to ensure strict
segregation at source towards zero waste management? The Basuraology TV crafts, the CalPhos
is the concoction or mixture made from eggshells, bones, and vinegar that is rich in natural
minerals like calcium and phosphorus, which can be used as a nutrient solution for the plants.
What does CalPhos stand for?

Answer: No segregation, No collection Policy

17. What is the Republic Act No. 9729?

Answer: Climate Change Act of 2009

EPISODE 4

Easy Round

12. Which natural resources can be first saved by recycling a paper?

a. Rocks
b. Water
c. Trees
d. Air
Answer: C. Trees

13. What are the benefits of recycling for our earth and the environment?

a. Conserves energy
 b. Reduces air and water pollution
c. Conserves natural resources
d. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

14. Which is the following is NOT considered a hazardous waste?

a. Car battery
b. Clothing
c. Toxic Cleaning bottles
d. Electronic Devices
Answer: B. Clothing

15. What is the name of the theme park in the Municipality of Sibalom where all designs and
decorations are made from recycled waste materials?

a. Sibalom Natural Park

b. Sibalom Eco-SWM Park
c. Sibalom Public Plaza
d. Sibalom Municipal Hall
Answer: B. Sibalom Eco-SWM Park

16. Pollution can cause harm to the_____?

a. Air
b. Land
c. Water
d. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

Average Round

17. Which of the following is primarily responsible for solid waste segregation?
a. Waste Generator or sources
b. Barangay Officials
c. Garbage Collectors
d. DENR – EMB

Answer: A. Waste Generator or sources

18. How can land pollution harm the environment?

a. It can destroy the habitat of animals
b. It causes harmful chemicals to enter the soil
c. It can destroy the beauty of nature
d. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

19. All are benefits of REUSING resources, EXCEPT:

a. More damage to the environment through extraction of materials
b. Less damage to the environment, extraction is not needed
c. Reduce the cost of products
d. Reduce the waste we produce

Answer: A. More damage to the environment through extraction of materials

Difficult Round

20. In the basuraology TV Crafts, the Calphos is the concoction or mixture made from eggshells,
bones, and vinegar that is rich in natural minerals like calcium and phosphorus, which can be
used as a nutrient solution for the plants. What does Calphos stand for?

Answer: Calcium Phosphate

21. What is the short title of Republic Act 9003?

Answer: Ecological Solid Waste of Management Act of 2000

EPISODE 3

Easy Round

1. Which natural resources can be first saved by recycling a paper?

a. Rocks
b. Water
c. Trees
d. Air
Answer: C. Trees

2. What are the benefits of recycling for our earth and the environment?

a. Conserves energy
b. Reduces air and water pollution
c. Conserves natural resources
d. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

3. Which is the following is NOT considered a hazardous waste?

a. Car battery
b. Clothing
c. Toxic Cleaning bottles
d. Electronic Devices
Answer: B. Clothing

4. What is the name of the theme park in the Municipality of Sibalom where all designs and
decorations are made from recycled waste materials?

a. Sibalom Natural Park

b. Sibalom Eco-SWM Park
c. Sibalom Public Plaza
d. Sibalom Municipal Hall
Answer: B. Sibalom Eco-SWM Park

5. Pollution can cause harm to the_____?

a. Air
b. Land
c. Water
d. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

Average Round

6. Which of the following is primarily responsible for solid waste segregation?

a. Waste Generator or sources
b. Barangay Officials
c. Garbage Collectors
d. DENR – EMB

Answer: A. Waste Generator or sources

7. How can land pollution harm the environment?

a. It can destroy the habitat of animals
b. It causes harmful chemicals to enter the soil
c. It can destroy the beauty of nature
d. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

8. All are benefits of REUSING resources, EXCEPT:

a. More damage to the environment through extraction of materials
b. Less damage to the environment, extraction is not needed
c. Reduce the cost of products
d. Reduce the waste we produce

Answer: A. More damage to the environment through extraction of materials

Difficult Round

9. In the basuraology TV Crafts, the Calphos is the concoction or mixture made from eggshells,
bones, and vinegar that is rich in natural minerals like calcium and phosphorus, which can be
used as a nutrient solution for the plants. What does Calphos stand for?

Answer: Calcium Phosphate

10. What is the short title of Republic Act 9003?

Answer: Ecological Solid Waste of Management Act of 2000