What environmental issues can be caused by landfills?

• Soil contamination

• Leachate (liquids leaking out) polluting groundwater

• Emission of methane gas

• Excessive fertilizer use

Which 2 categories contribute the most to waste production in the USA?

• Food

• paper and cardboard

• plastic

• wood

What strategies are used to reduce or prevent landfills from creating pollution?

• Collect leachate (contaminated water)

• Collect methane

• have a clay and plastic liner to separate waste from the environment

• Throw away more waste

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What is e-waste?

• environmental waste

• discarded electronic devices

• discarded textiles

• waste in landfills

How does fast fashion contribute to pollution?

• encourage people to buy lots of cheap made clothing

• synthetic fibers release microplastics

• it doesn't - they can be composted!

• staying stylish isn't pollution

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How much landfill space is taken up by food waste?

• 50%

• 80%

• 25%

• 5%

How can we keep materials out of landfills?

• Recycling and reusing materials

• composting

• sending it to third world countries

• putting it in the trash can

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What materials can be composted?

• Yard trimmings

• metal

• food

• plastic

Water Review - How much of the water on Earth is salt water?

• 35%

• 97%

• 3%

• 60%

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Water review - How much of earth's water is fresh water?

• 97%

• 3%

• 30%

• 57%

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