Chapter 17 CPES

Which of the following is not an example of municipal solid waste?

Animal Manure

What is a good way for a manufacturer of goods to reduce solid waste production?

Develop products that are easy to repair, reuse, remanufacture, compost, or recycle.

From an environmental standpoint, the first three Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse) are preferred because they are _____ approaches that tackle the problem of waste production before it occurs.

Input

What is true about incineration as a waste management method?

It can be used to generate electricity.

Which of the following is one advantage of using a landfill?

Operates at low cost

The main ingredient in garbage patches is _____.

Plastic Trash

A(n) _____ program is one example of ways in which communities can deal with waste more sustainably.

Zero Waste

Toxic waste can be treated using _____, a process whereby bacteria and enzymes help destroy hazardous substances or convert them to harmless compounds.

bioremediation

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hazardous waste?

can leak from landfills

The United States _____ the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

has not yet ratified

The biomimicry approach can be used to_____.

help industries exchange wastes for use as raw materials

The Superfund Act

identifies sites contaminated by hazardous waste

Electronic waste

is mainly sent to China for recycling

Most municipal solid waste in the United States will end up in a(n) _____.

landfill

Waste _____ is an approach that focuses on controlling waste in order to limit its harmful impacts on the environment.

management