Solid Waste

Makes up most of the municipal solid waste

• paper
• plastic
• manufacturing waste
• leachate

A liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste

• oil
• leachate
• fertilizer
• battery acid

Garbage produced by households and businesses

• hazardous waste
• school lunch
• municipal solid waste
• city water

Cannot be broken down by biological processes

• plant waste
• paper
• plastic
• yard waste

Makes up more than half of the total waste produced

• municipal solid waste
• manufacturing waste
• hazardous waste
• agriculture waste

An example of something that is biodegradable is

• a leaf in a compost pile
• a plastic milk jug in a landfill
• a polystyrene burger container in a trash can
• All of the above

The total amount of solid waste generated in the U.S. in the last 40 years

• has doubled
• has tripled
• has not changed
• None of the above

The average person living in the United States produces

• about 400 pounds of solid waste per day
• about 4 pounds of solid waste per day
• about 400 pounds of solid waste per year
• about 4 pounds of solid waste per month

From 1970 to the present, the percentage of waste that is recycled has

• increased from 6.6% to 28%
• decreased from 28% to 6.6%
• decreased from 28% to 19.6%
• remained the same

Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?

• source reduction and composting
• surface improvement and leachate
• leachate and methane production
• all of the above