Waste Management

Waste Management

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What is a CAFO?

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Check the farms that would be required to have a waste management plan & permit.

• 200 confined pigs

• Dairy farm of 300

• 70 horses

• 300 Pastured Pigs

• 25,000 Chickens

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Where does NC rank in pork production in the US?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 10

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What are some neighbors complaining of? Check all that apply.

• odor

• trucks

• flies

• buzzards

• inhumane treatment

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Were jurors allowed to visit NC farms?

• yes

• no

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The lawsuits have caused a ripple effect in communities. What did the video mention was happening between neighbors?

The purplish ponds are actually lagoons used to store hog waste.

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How many hogs does NC have?

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Researchers are working on ways to convert hog waste into

.

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Methane generators for electricity are not used in place of coal or ash because of the

.

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What are the benefits of a power plant that would use hog waste for energy? Check all that apply.

• Increase tax revenue & tax base

• Increase revenue for farmers

• Increase output cost for farmers

• Increase labor efforts for farmers.

• More eco friendly versus open lagoons

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What do you think is holding farmers back from using manure for energy?

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What are the four options for disposing of a dead animal carcass?

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What is rendering?

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Which method has the greatest number of environmental concerns?

• rendering

• burial

• compost

• burn

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Incineration requires what?

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Composting sites should be (check all that apply)

• 200 feet from water

• out of public eye

• protected by visual screens

• at least 2 ft of carbon cover over the animal

• covered with a tarp

Grassed Riparian Buffer

No till soybean field

Strip Cropping

Contour Planting