Hazardous Wastes

A type of landfill designed to hold municipal solid waste safely is...

• a compost pile
• a sanitary landfill
• a leachate landfill
• an open dump

Strong hydrochloric acid can dissolve many substances. Which type of hazardous waste would this acid be?

• explosive waste
• flammable waste
• corrosive waste
• radioactive waste

Many types of hazardous waste can be disposed of 

• in a carefully designed landfill
• in the oceans
• down the drain
• in an open dump

The trash that is produced in your home and school is called ______________.

• leachate
• municipal solid waste
• commercial solid waste
• population solid waste

The process of restoring an area of land to a more natural, productive state is called...

• erosion
• nutrient depletion
• desertification
• land reclamation

Which of these is NOT hazardous waste

• Motor oil
• Paint
• Cell phones
• Glass bottles

In order to make recycling an economically sustainable practice, people need to

• buy recycled materials
• recycle more
• ban landfills in their area
• compost their scraps

Hazardous (toxic) waste

• threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.
• any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas.
• produce directly from homes.

Municipal solid waste (MSW)

• threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.
• any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas.
• produce directly from homes.

Solid waste

• threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.
• any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas.
• produce directly from homes.