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Question
A garbage collector separate items mentioned below in the garbage into red, green and blue containers for their transfer to landfill, composting pit and recycling unit respectively.
Items:
- Plastic bags
- Newspaper and journals
- Screw and nuts
- Vegetable peels
- Metal chips
- Egg shells
Which items were transferred to which bin?
Options
RED GREEN BLUE (i) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (v) and (vi) RED GREEN BLUE (i) and (iii) (ii) and (v) (iv) and (vi) RED GREEN BLUE (i), (iii) and (v) (iv) and (vi) (ii) only RED GREEN BLUE (i) and (v) (ii) and (iv) (iii) only
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Solution
| RED | GREEN | BLUE |
| (i), (iii) and (v) | (iv) and (vi) | (ii) only |
Explanation:
Metal chips, screws and nuts are disposed of in red bins. Biodegradable waste, such as eggshells and vegetable peels, is collected in green bins. The newspapers and journals will be collected in blue bins.
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