Mazier Test
Sanitary landfills typically have problems with
traffic, noise, and dust
Which is the least characteristic of hazardous waste
Conductivity
Which material takes the longest to break down
Plastic bottles
Upcycling is an example of
Reusing
The recycling and composting rate of the US municipal solid waste is about what percent
24%
Hazardous waste includes radioactive wastes which need to be stored safely for as long as
240,000 years
What percentage of E-waste components contain materials that could be recycled or reused
80%
In an integrated waste management approach to solid waste, which action will be given last priority
Bury
Polluting factories, hazardous waste dumps, incinerators, and landfills in the US are located least in communities populated by
Caucasians
Which material would not be dumped in the compost pile
Chicken bones
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using plasma torch to detoxify hazardous waste
Coal
For recycling to be successful, three steps must be applied consistently. The three steps, in order of application are?
Collecting recyclables, converting recyclables, and buying/selling recyclables
One advantage on materials recovery facility is is that?
Combustible wastes can we burn to generate electricity
One Characteristic of waste to energy incineration is that
Concentrates hazardous substances into ash
Which method is not used to detoxify hazardous and toxic wastes
Crushing and grinding
Which principle about transition to a low waste society is false
Economic growth and free markets reduce waste
Which strategy would be most likely to discourage reuse and recycling
Encourage the shipping of hazardous waste to poor countries
Outputs of hazardous waste can be reduced by relying less on__and more on__
Fossil fuel's; renewable energy
Dry cell bacteria and household pesticides are classified as
Hazardous waste
e-waste can be recycled to extract _
High quality plastics
At the checkout counter and environmentalist is most likely to say
I brought my own bag
A more sustainable approach to hazardous waste management is least likely to involve
Implementing a cap and trade system
Wastes produced by minces farms and industry is called
Industrial solid waste
One advantage of bioremediation over physical and chemical methods of cleaning up hazardous wastes is that
It is cheaper
What is the most common method of storage of hazardous waste used in most countries of the world
Land burial
Waste that includes paper, foodways, cans, bottles, yard waste, class, wood and similar items is called
Municipal solid waste
What is an example of an organic contaminant
Oil
Plastic is made from?
Organic molecules derived from oil and natural gas
Filtration and distillation or____ methods for detoxifying hazardous waste
Physical
Which type of method uses natural or genetically engineered plans to absorb filter and remove contaminants from soil and water
Phytoremediation
Consumers of recycled products are most effective when I maximize the amount of _______waste in the products they buy
Post consumer
The majority of recyclable wastes are
Preconsumer and generated by the users of the producer
Materials that are recycled into products of the same type are undergoing.
Primary recycling
Which activity is the least desirable from an environmental standpoint
Recycling
Of the following methods of dealing with hazardous waste, the most desirable is
Recycling and reusing hazardous waste
Which strategy would be the least effective for industry and communities in their efforts to reduce recoure use, waste and pollution
Redesign landfills
Reusing items over and over provide several advantages. which is not one of these
Reducing bacterial infections
The____is used in the US to regulate hazardous waste
Resource conservation and Recovery aid
Taking a refillable coffee cup to the office and using it instead of throwaway cups is an example of
Reusing
Much of the e-waste in the U.S. not buried or burned is _
Shipped to Asia or Africa
____Are lined pond, pits, or lagoons where liquid hazardous wastes are stored
Surface impoundments
The worlds largest producer of municipal solid waste is
The United States
In the United States most hazardous waste is produced by which industries
The military mining and the chemical industry
One method of biomimicry, in which the waste produced by one manufacture become the raw materials for another manufacturer, is called
The reusability web
Which statement about bottle bills is true
They require a deposit for every bottle purchased, and refund the deposit want to bottle is returned
Garbologist have discovered that trash in landfills is slow to decompose. Why is this?
Trash is compacted so tightly that sunlight water and air are unable to reach it
Which industrialized nation has refused to sign the International Basel Convention to reduce and/or control movement of hazardous e-waste across international boundaries
United States
One way to deal with the creation of solid waste is to reduce the environmental impact without trying to reduce the amount of waste produced this is called
Waste management
One way to deal with the creation of solid waste begins with the question how can we avoid producing so much waste this approach is called
Waste reduction
What is an advantage of deep well disposal of liquid hazardous wastes
Wastes can often be retrieved